Voter Information

Ballot By Mail is available in Texas to anyone who is registered to vote and meets one of the following criteria:

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• You are age 65 or older by Election Day;

• You will be outside of Harris County for all of the Early Voting period and on Election Day;

• You are confined to jail but otherwise eligible to vote, or are under Involuntary Civil Commitment or;

• You have a disability or are confined for childbirth. Under Texas law, you qualify for a Ballot By Mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring your health OR if you are expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day.

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Applications for Ballot By Mail must be received by the Election Administrator's Office by a designated date in both Harris and Montgomery Counties.

Completed Ballots By Mail must reach the Elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day if the envelope is not postmarked by the Post Office. (There is no guarantee it will be postmarked.) It’s recommended that the ballot be mailed several days before the deadline. 

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In-person drop off of a completed ballot must be done by the voter, not a proxy (not even a spouse), on Election Day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Harris County Election Administrator's Office, 4th floor, 1001 Preston Street, Houston, or the Montgomery County Elections Office, 9159 Airport Road, Conroe. The voter must show acceptable identification. 

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PLEASE NOTE: If you requested a Ballot By Mail but prefer to vote in person, you should take the entire ballot, including both envelopes, with you to a polling location. After returning the Ballot By Mail to an election judge, you may then vote in person. If you do not take the Ballot By Mail to the polling location, you will be offered a provisional ballot.