On June 26, 2012, Corporate Communications announced a procedural change with respect to the use of Tag 57 to identify political campaign mailings.  Prior to today, Tag 57 was permitted for use in identifying Political Campaign Mail from Political Candidates, Campaign Committees and Political Party Committees.

Today’s announcement from Corporate Communications expands the definition of mail which is eligible to receive Red Tag 57 identification.  The expanded definition now includes Political Message Mail, which will be eligible for Tag 57.  Political Message Mail is mail that is political in nature and is entered from various politically-minded entities.  Some examples of political-minded entities that can enter Political Message Mail are PACs, Super PACs, and other organizations engaging in issue advocacy or voter mobilization.  As with all other mailings which are identified with Tag 57, Political Message mailings should be logged and tracked.