SAN ANGELO, Texas — If you can't be there for early voting or Election Day, here's what you need to know to vote via mail-in ballot.
First, you need to have one of the following reasons to request a mail-in ballot per state voting guidelines:
- Be 65 years of age or older on Election Day
- Be sick or disabled
- Expecting to give birth three weeks before or after Election Day
- Absent from the county of registration during early voting and on Election Day
- Civilly committed under Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code
- Confined in jail, but otherwise eligible
If you qualify for one or more of the above, you can download the application here and submit it to your local early voting clerk's office in your county. You can do this by mail, in-person, email or fax, but the clerk has to receive it by Friday, October 25. If you send it by email or fax, you need to also send the form via mail. The clerk must receive it no later than four days after emailing or faxing it.
If needed, you can also apply for an emergency mail-in ballot in the event you become sick or disabled on or after Thursday, October 24 using this form.
Those in the armed forces or out of the country need to fill out and submit this form by Thursday, October 24.
To submit the ballot, you will need to include the following information:
1. Driver's license number, voter ID number, or Texas state ID number
2. If none of the above are available, the last four digits of your social security number
3. If none of the above are available, a statement that you have not been issued any of these forms of identification
After that, place your completed ballot in the carrier envelope, seal it, and sign it. You can then submit your ballot via mail, common or contract carrier, or in-person on election day at the Early Voting Clerk's office. The addresses for the early voting offices in Taylor and Tom Green counties are listed below.
All mail-in ballots must be postmarked by 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 5 at the latest.
