Vote by Mail Application

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.