Application for Ballot by Mail

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:

• 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. Print (PDF) the ABBM form
2. OR submit an order online and an ABBM will be mailed to you.
3. Complete Sections 1 through 4.
4. Sign and Date Section 5.
5. If you were unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 6.
6. If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 6.
7. Affix postage.
   1. If you printed the application you must place it in your own envelope and add postage.
   2. If you ordered the application online and it was mailed to you - fold the application in half, moisten top tab, seal and add postage.
8. Address and mail the completed ABBM to the County/District Clerk's Office. You may also fax the application.  You also have the option of submitting a scanned copy of the completed and signed application to the County/District Clerk via email. If an ABBM is faxed or emailed, then the original, hard copy of the application MUST be mailed and received by the County/District Clerk's office no later than the 4th business day.

Contact/Mailing Information

Delta County Courthouse
Attention: Early Voting Clerk
200 West Dallas Avenue
Cooper, Texas, 75432

E-mail: jroberts [at] deltacountytx.com (jroberts[at]deltacountytx[dot]com)

Fax: (903) 395-4260