Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID Finder
- Are you mailing a ballot?
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- Yes
- Which class of mail would you like to use?
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- First-Class Mail ®
- Will you utilize ancillary service endorsements to receive address correction information on the voter?
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- Yes
- How would you like to receive address correction data?
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- Electronic Notice
- Which type of Address Change Service (ACS) would you like to use?
- Manual Notice
- Use STID 716
- Electronic Notice
- No
- Do you meet the requirements to be a Full-Service Mailer?
- Yes
- USPS Marketing Mail ®
- Will you utilize ancillary service endorsements to receive address correction information on the voter?
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- Yes
- How would you like to receive address correction data?
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- Electronic Notice
- Which type of Address Change Service (ACS) would you like to use?
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- OneCode ACS ®
- Full-Service ACS
- Traditional ACS
- Use STID 726
- Manual Notice
- Use STID 736
- Electronic Notice
- No
- Do you meet the requirements to be a Full-Service Mailer?
- Yes
- First-Class Mail ®
- No
- Are you mailing another type of Election Mail (e.g., sample ballots, voter registration cards, polling place notifications, etc.)?
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- Yes
- Which class of mail would you like to use?
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- First-Class Mail®
- Will you utilize ancillary service endorsements to receive address correction information on the voter?
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- Yes
- How would you like to receive address correction data?
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- Electronic Notice
- Which type of Address Change Service (ACS) would you like to use?
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- Full-Service ACS
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- Returned
- If the voter has a Temporary Change of Address on file, would you like for the Election Mail to be forwarded or returned to you?
- Disposed of
- OneCode ACS®
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- Returned
- If the voter has a Temporary Change of Address on file, would you like for the Election Mail to be forwarded or returned to you?
- Disposed of
- Traditional ACS
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- If there is no Change of Address on file, would you like a separate notice stating the reason for non-delivery?
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- Yes
- After 12 months of forwarding, do you want the piece disposed of or returned to you?
- No
- Yes
- Returned
- If the voter has a Temporary Change of Address on file, would you like for the Election Mail to be forwarded or returned to you?
- Disposed of
- Forwarded
- Full-Service ACS
- Manual Notice
- Electronic Notice
- No
- Yes
- USPS Marketing Mail®
- Will you utilize ancillary service endorsements to receive address correction information on the voter?
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- Yes
- How would you like to receive address correction data?
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- Electronic Notice
- Which type of Address Change Service (ACS) would you like to use?
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- Full-Service ACS
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- Returned
- Disposed of
- OneCode ACS®
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- Returned
- Disposed of
- Traditional ACS
- Would you like Undelivered As Address (UAA) Election Mail to be forwarded (if possible), returned to you, or disposed of?
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- Forwarded
- If there is no Change of Address on file, would you like a separate notice stating the reason for non-delivery?
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- Yes
- After 12 months of forwarding, do you want the piece disposed of or returned to you?
- No
- Yes
- Returned
- Disposed of
- Forwarded
- Full-Service ACS
- Manual Notice
- Electronic Notice
- No
- Yes
- First-Class Mail®
- No
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If you are sending Political Mail, refer to the Political Mail STID Table on page 7 on Postal Pro to determine which STID best fits your mailing needs. Political Mail is any material mailed for campaign purposes by a registered political candidate, campaign committee, or committee of a political party, or political message mailing by a political action committee (PAC), super PAC, or other organization engaging in an effort to influence or drive voter mobilization.
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- Yes
- Yes
Please note that the tool’s results are suggestions only. For further insight into what each STID offers, contact the ACS Help Desk via email at ACS@usps.gov or by phone at 877-640-0724, Option 1.
A full list of all the Election Mail (pages 2 and 4) and Ballot Mail (page 8) STIDs is available on Postal Pro at https://postalpro.usps.com/mailing/service-type-identifiers.
Detailed descriptions of each Election Mail and Ballot Mail STID can be found in Appendix A at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/461.