Friday is the deadline to file an Application for a Ballot by Mail for the March 6 primary

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.

Instructions for submitting an Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”):

Print (PDF) the ABBM form OR submit an order online and an ABBM will be mailed to you.

You can find the form here.

Complete Sections 1 through 8.

Sign and Date Section 10.

If you were unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 11.

If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 11.

Affix postage.

If you printed the application you must place it in your own envelope and add postage.

If you ordered the application online and it was mailed to you - fold the application in half, moisten top tab, seal and add postage.

Address and mail the completed ABBM to the Early Voting Clerk in your county. You may also fax the application if a fax machine is available in the early voting clerk’s office.  You also have the option of submitting a scanned copy of the completed and signed application to the Early Voting Clerk via email. If an ABBM is faxed or emailed, then the original, hard copy of the application MUST be mailed and received by the early voting clerk no later than the 4th business day.

Elections Administrator Kristen Lytle
110 S. Madison St., Suite C, Mt. Pleasant 75455
(903) 575-0902
FAX: (903) 575-1117