Requires most mail-in ballots for federal elections to arrive by Election Day.
This bill would set a national rule for federal elections: most mail-in and absentee ballots must be received by election officials by the time polls close on Election Day. This means voters would have a firm deadline, and states could no longer count ballots received after polls close, except for military and overseas voters. These changes would start with federal elections in 2027.
Today, each state sets its own deadline for when absentee or mail-in ballots must be received for federal elections. Some states allow ballots to be counted if they arrive after Election Day, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day. If this bill becomes law, new rules would apply to federal elections in 2027 and beyond. All absentee and mail-in ballots (except for military and overseas voters) would have to be received by election officials by the time polls close on Election Day to be counted.
S 5355 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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