Please Note:
Application must be signed!
Annual Application must be marked, if desired.
Reason for the request must be marked.
For Primaries only: Party must be indicated.
To vote by mail in Galveston County, you must:
Be a registered voter in Galveston County at least 30 days before election day.
AND Meet at least one of the following conditions:
- Be 65 or older by election day
- OR Be out of the county for early voting and Election Day (Must be absent during the entire early voting period, Election Day, AND provide an out-of-county address where your ballot can be mailed, AND include dates you can receive mail at the out-of-county address.)
- OR Be sick or disabled
- OR Be confined to jail, but still eligible to vote
*Voters who are absent from the county because they are active duty military or because they reside overseas should complete a Federal Post Card Application
How to Apply for a Ballot by Mail
Download and print the application.
Return the completed and signed application:
Mail to:
Attn: Ballots by Mail
C/O Dwight Sullivan
Galveston County Clerk
P.O. Box 17253,
Galveston, TX 77552-7253
*OR, FAX to: (409)765-3249 to hold your place in the application queue for 4 days
*OR, E-mail:
to hold your place in the application queue for 4 days
Attach a scanned copy of your completed application to the e-mail.
*For FAX or e-mail: The original must still be mailed to our office.
Check here for other Texas Early Voting Clerks if you are not a Galveston County Voter.
Please Note:
Application must be signed!
Annual Application must be marked, if desired.
Reason for the request must be marked.
For Primaries only: Party must be indicated.