Washington, Jan. 27 -- Representative Kweisi Mfume issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the transparency of mail-in ballots, boosting confidence in our elections and helping Americans verify that their votes are counted. The Vote By Mail Tracking Act would add an official logo and standardized tracking barcodes to each mail-in ballot, allowing voters to track their ballot's status. Congressman Mfume co-led the introduction of this bill in September 2023 (https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=MD07KM&crop=17042QQQ12559733QQQ5413797QQQ84862741&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2fmfume.hou...