First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail

Submitted by Aimee Mobley Turney on Tue, 09/06/2005 - 8:24pm.
09/09/2005 - 12:00am
09/09/2005 - 11:59pm
Event Description:

You may vote early by mail if you are:

  • going to be away from your county on Election Day and during early voting;
  • sick or disabled;
  • 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
  • confined in jail, but eligible to vote.

Click on the links below to download an application.

Applications for a ballot by mail must be submitted to the early voting clerk on or after the 60th day before Election Day and before the close of business on the 7th day before Election Day. If the 7th day is a weekend, the last day to submit an application is the preceding Friday.

If you are voting early by mail you must send your application by:

  • regular mail;
  • common or contract carrier; or
  • FAX (if a FAX machine is available to the early voting clerk and if you are submitting your application from outside the county).
Click on this link - http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/county.shtml - for the address of the county clerk's office if you are using the Secretary of State's application form