Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

Increased Voting Accessibility: The bill allows all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, which helps those whose work, family, or other commitments make going to the polls difficult. (Section 2, Finding 2; Section 3(a))

Increased Voter Participation: Providing the option to vote by mail can lead to higher voter participation. (Section 2, Finding 5)

Reduced Waiting Times: Allowing more people to vote by mail can reduce the time people spend waiting in line at polling places. (Section 2, Finding 6)

More Time for Decision Making: Voting by mail gives people more time to consider their choices, which is useful for complex ballot questions. (Section 2, Finding 4)

Protection of Privacy: The bill addresses issues where voters currently have to provide personal information regarding health, travel, or religion to vote by mail. (Section 2, Finding 9)

Opportunity to Fix Ballot Errors: The bill requires election officials to make a good faith effort to notify voters if there is a signature discrepancy or other defect in their mail-in ballot. This allows voters a chance to cure the issue so their vote is counted. (Section 3(b)(1) and (2))

State Deadline Restrictions: While the bill limits additional conditions, States are still permitted to impose deadlines for requesting and returning mail-in ballots. (Section 3(a))

Risk of Uncounted Ballots: If a voter cannot cure a signature discrepancy or other defect within the three days following the State's deadline, their ballot will not be counted. (Section 3(b)(1) and (2))

Deadline Exceptions: The opportunity to cure a ballot defect does not apply if the defect is the failure of the ballot to meet the applicable deadline for acceptance under State law. (Section 3(b)(2))