EAC training urges election offices to use official election‑mail logo, coordinate with USPS and adopt barcode tracking

A presenter for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) outlined steps election offices should take to design, send and process official election mail, urging officials to coordinate early with the U.S. Postal Service and use the official election‑mail logo to help postal workers and voters recognize official materials.

The presenter defined election mail as “any item mailed to or from authorized election officials that help citizens participate in the voting process,” explicitly listing ballots, applications and voter‑registration confirmations. The training emphasized that election mail is distinct from political mail produced by campaigns or parties and that only election officials may use the election‑mail logo.

Why it matters: Election mail includes ballots and other transactional communications whose timely delivery and clear identification can affect voters’ ability to participate. The training focused on practical steps election offices can…