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A Member may not send any unsolicited mass mailing or mass communication less than 60 days immediately before the date of any primary or general election (whether regular, special or runoff) in which the Member is a candidate for public office.

Please Note: Primaries are subject to change. The General Election Blackout for Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner begins September 6, 2024. Some states may have runoff date restrictions.

Title 39 U.S.C. Section 3210 (a)(6)(A) provides that a Member may not send mass communications during the 60 days immediately preceding the date of any election (primary, general, special, or runoff) in which the Member's name will appear on the ballot as a candidate for election or re-election to any public office. A mass communication is defined as any distribution of 500 or more pieces of substantially identical content (whether such communication is distributed singly or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), regardless of the means of the distribution - over the course of a legislative year (January 3 of one year through January 2 of the following year).

Examples of prohibited mass communications and mass mailings include:

• Automated telephone ("robo") calls
• E-communications distributed to non-subscribers
• Advertisements (radio, TV, internet, newspaper, etc.) of town hall meetings or of the personal appearance of the Member and/or the Member's employees at an official event
• Mass mailings, e.g., newsletters, meeting notices, newspaper inserts, surveys, and questionnaires, etc.
• Text messages, flyers, leaflets, handouts, etc.
• Paid video or audio communications distributed to more than 499 unsolicited recipients

The restrictions do not apply to:

• Advertisements for employment and internship opportunities in the Member's congressional office, U.S. Military Academy Days, and An Artistic Discovery
• E-communications distributed to subscribers within the district the Member currently represents
• Mailings or communications which are in direct response, i.e., a solicited response, to inquiries or requests from the person to whom the response is directed
• Mass mailings or communications to Members of Congress, government officials (federal, state, and/or local), and mailings of news releases to bona fide communications media outlets
• Updates to the Member's official web site(s) or social media pages
• Video teleconferencing services in support of official business