Application for a Ballot by Mail

Office of the Texas Secretary of State

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

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

  1. Print (PDF) the ABBM form
  2. OR submit an order online and an ABBM will be mailed to you.
  3. Complete Sections 1 through 4.
  4. Sign and Date Section 5.
  5. If you were unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 6.
  6. If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 6.
  7. Affix postage.

  1. If you printed the application you must place it in your own envelope and add postage.
  2. If you ordered the application online and it was mailed to you - fold the application in half, moisten top tab, seal and add postage.
  1. The Early Voting Clerk is the County Clerk or Elections Administrator for your county
  2. Contact information, including mailing addresses, fax numbers if available, and email addresses for the Early Voting Clerks are available on this website.

NOTICE: Do not mail, fax, or email completed applications for Ballot by Mail to the Secretary of State Office. To ensure timely receipt, please send your completed application for a Ballot by Mail to your county’s early voting clerk.

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Military and overseas voters are welcome to use the regular registration and early voting by mail process available to all voters away from their home county on Election Day. However, there are also special provisions for military and overseas voters.

For more information, please read the Early Voting in Texas pamphlet.