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August 28, 2013

Balloting Materials Postage

Today the Federal Register published our Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) final rule that revises mailing standards to require all ballot types to include in their balloting materials a marking indicating that the proper amount of postage must be paid. The balloting materials must also indicate the specific amount of First-Class Mail^® postage for the return of ballots, unless they are mailed under certain specified exceptions.

The effective date is October 7, 2013.

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