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H.R. 5529 (96th)
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that absentee ballots cast in any public election or referendum may be mailed free of postage and that certain voting materials may be mailed at reduced rates.
Introduced
10 October 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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Summary
States that except for mail transmitted under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 or the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975: (1) any individual casting an absentee ballot in any election may return such ballot postage-free to the agency responsible for such election; and (2) any voter or election information, absentee ballot, or voter registration application sent by such an agency and any registration application returned by an individual shall qualify for reduced postage rates provided for bulk mailings of a qualified nonprofit corporation.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 October 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5529
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/5529