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):
1. Click here to print & fill out the application OR contact the Blanco County Elections Office to
have an ABBM mailed to you.
2. Complete Sections 1 through 8. If you would like to receive ballots for each election that year you must check “annual application” under Section 6a.
3. Sign and Date Section 10.
4. Complete Section 11 of the application IF you were unable to sign the application and
someone witnessed your signature and/or if someone helped you complete the application or
mailed it for you.
5. Affix postage and mail to:
Blanco County Elections Office
P.O. Box 13
Johnson City, Texas 78636
*** New law regarding emailed and faxed ABBM
Section 84.007(b-1) provides that if an ABBM is faxed or emailed, then the applicant MUST submit theORIGINAL APPLICATION BY MAILto the early voting clerk so that the early voting clerk receives the original no later than the 4th business day after receiving the emailed or faxed ABBM.
If the early voting clerk DOES NOT receive the original ABBM by that 4th business day deadline, then the emailed or faxed ABBM will be considered incomplete.