Information on Receiving a Ballot by Mail

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:

• be 65 years or older;
• be disabled;
• be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
• be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

You may open this form (PDF, 38kb), print the application, fill in the information, sign and date it. Put it in an envelope, add postage, and mail to the Early Voting Clerk in your county.

OR

You can go to http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml and request that an application for ballot by mail be sent to you. You must mail the application to early voting clerk of the authority conducting the election.

 

Harris County Beverly Kaufman Harris County Clerk P.O. Box 1525 Houston, Texas 77251-1525	Fort Bend County Ft. Bend County Elections Division 4520 Reading Road, Suite A Rosenberg, Texas  77471
Waller County Waller County Elections C/O Lela Loewe 846 6th Street #1 Hempstead, Texas  77445

OR

You may also request a ballot by mail by sending a letter to the voting clerk for your county listed above. The request must include the following information:

• Name
• Residence address where registered to vote, including city, state and zip code
• Mail ballot to address (if not same as residence address0
• County election precinct number (optional)
• Voter registration number (optional)
• Year of birth (optional)
• TYPE OF ELECTION: November 7, 2006 General Election & Katy ISD Bond Election
• Reason for voting by mail - one of the following must be listed:
  • 65 years of age or older
  • Disability
  • Confinement in jail
  • Expected absence from the county
• If a voter's reason for voting by mail is listed as "expect to be absent from the county on election day," then the ballot must be mailed to an address outside the county. Include the date that the ballot can be received at the address given.
• Date (if an application is submitted after early voting is person has begun, the application must be submitted to the early voting clerk from an address or by fax machine from outside of the county.
• Requests must be signed by the person requesting the ballot (requests made without the signature of the person requesting the ballot will not be processed)

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