Ballot By Mail Information

**APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOT BY MAIL MUST BE RENEWED EVERY YEAR STARTING JANUARY 1ST**

 

 

Ballot By Mail Eligibility Requirements:

  • be 65 years or older;
  • be sick or disabled;
  • be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
  • be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; or
  • be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

 

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

  1. Fill out and print the ABBM form(PDF)
  2. Submit an order online and an ABBM will be mailed to you
  3. OR call our office at (936) 873-4425 and request an ABBM to be mailed to you

 

How to Fill Out the ABBM Form: 

  1. Complete Sections 1 through 4.
  2. Sign and Date Section 5.
  3. If you were unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 6.
  4. If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 6.
  5. Affix postage:
    Address and mail the completed ABBM to the Early Voting Clerk:
    1. If you printed the application, you must place it in your own envelope and add postage.
    2. If an ABBM was mailed to you - fold the application in half, moisten top tab, seal and add postage. 
                                                                              Elections / Early Voting Clerk
P.O. Box 375 
Anderson TX 77830
 
You may also fax the application to: (936) 873-2083.  You also have the option of submitting a scanned copy of the completed and signed application to the Early Voting Clerk via email: elections@grimescountytexas.gov. 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.
 

Changes to Ballot by Mail & Carrier Envelopes:
  • Effective 2022- all Ballot By Mail applications MUST contain either your Texas Drivers License or Texas Identification Number, or the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.
  • All applications missing this information will be rejected.
  • When voting by mail your ballot envelope or "carrier" envelope MUST contain the same identifiable information, if missing, your ballot by mail could be rejected.