Saturday, May 6, 2023 Joint General and Special Election
Last day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
Tuesday, April 25, 2023How to check your Ballot by Mail Status:
- Check the Travis County Elections Ballot Tracker
- A “Queued” Returned Record means your application has been received and accepted
- If you do not see a record of your application or ballot, check the Texas Secretary of State’s Ballot Tracker to see if the application has been rejected
- The voter may have the opportunity to cure their Ballot by Mail Application with the portal
- If the application has been noted as rejected, a Notice of Rejection will be sent to the voter
- If the application record does not appear on either tracker, please contact our office
- [email protected]
- 512-854-4996
Note: Annual Applications for Ballot By Mail must be resubmitted every calendar year beginning January 1st. (TEC Sec 86.0015 (2)(A))
You may vote early by-mail if you are registered to vote and meet one of the following criteria:
+ 65 years of age or older on Election Day
+ Sick or disabled
+ Expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day
+ Away from the county of residence on Election Day and during the early voting period
+ Confined in jail, but eligible to vote
In Texas, voters who are 65 years of age or older or are disabled may submit an annual ballot by mail application to the early voting clerk starting on the first day of a calendar year. Temporarily disabled voters may submit a ballot by mail application for a specific election at any time in the year of the election for which a ballot is requested, but not later than the close of regular business in the early voting clerk's office or 12 noon, whichever is later, on the 11th day before election day unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, in which case the last day is the first preceding regular business day. Eligible applicants will receive a ballot in the mail and must return it to the early voting clerk. The voted ballot must be delivered to the County Clerk’s Office via mail, or common or contract courier by 7:00 pm on Election Day.
Applicants who are 65 years of age or older or are disabled qualify to apply for Annual Application for Ballot By Mail (ABBM). Choosing the "Annual" option ensures these applicants will receive a mail ballot for all elections held during a calendar year. Annual applications may be submitted starting the first day of a calendar year (January 1) and not later than the 11th day before Election Day.
Applicants who do not qualify to submit an "Annual" ballot-by-mail application may submit an application for a single election starting the first day of the calendar year (January 1) and not later than the 11th day before Election Day. If the 11th day is a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the first preceding business day.
Regular mail:
Travis County Clerk - Elections Division
P.O. Box 149325
Austin, TX 78714-9325
Contract Carrier (FedEx, UPS, USPS Express or Priority Mail, etc.):
Travis County Election Division
5501 Airport Blvd, Suite #100
Austin, TX 78751-1410
Note: If you submit an Application for a Ballot by Mail by fax or email, it must also be submitted by mail and received in our office within four business days of your electronic submission.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (512) 854-3969
We can accept an application in person directly from the individual voter inside the Elections Office at the following address:
Travis County Election Division
5501 Airport Blvd
Austin, TX 78751
A completed mail ballot MUST be returned to the Travis County Elections Office in the Official Carrier Envelope provided to you. It may be returned in any of the following manners:
- Regular residential mail via United States Postal Service
- Ballot must be postmarked by 7:00 pm on Election Day and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the first mail delivery day after Election Day
- In-person drop off at Travis County Elections Building (5501 Airport Blvd, Austin, Texas 78751) on Election Day only from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
- You must present an acceptable form of photo identification
- If a voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain an acceptable form of photo identification, the voter may show a List B identification and complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration (RID)
- Only the voter may deliver their ballot in person
- Common or contract carrier (such as personal courier, or FedEx or UPS, or other contracted mail service)
- Ballot must be received by 7:00 pm on Election Day
- If the carrier provides receipt mark indicating a time before 7:00 pm on Election Day, it may be received by 5:00 pm on the first mail delivery day after Election Day.
Important Notes
A voted ballot postmarked by Election Day must be received by the early voting clerk no later than 5:00 pm on the next business day after Election Day. If there is no postmark, early voting clerk must receive these ballots by 7:00 pm on Election Day. Ballots from civilians abroad must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 5th day after Election Day. Ballots from Military voters must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6th day after Election Day.
On ELECTION DAY mail voters may deliver their mail ballot from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm to the early voting clerk’s main office (5501 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751). Mail voters who choose the in-person delivery option will be required to provide an acceptable form of identification (TEC 63.0101).
Returning Your Ballot by Mail
Travis County registered voters who are temporarily out of the country and wish to vote, may complete the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). This type of application is limited to:
- A member of the U.S. Armed Forces, their spouse or a dependent
• A member of the U.S. Merchant Marines, their spouse or a dependent
• A U.S. citizen domiciled in Travis County Texas but temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the FPCA online submission; please email the County Clerk's Office at [email protected]
About FPCA
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) applications pre-qualify U.S. citizens who are temporarily outside of the country to automatically receive ballots for all elections in which they qualify to vote.
The FPCA is valid for one calendar year (last day of December), when completed properly. The FPCA must be resubmitted every time a voter changes mailing address.
To participate in an election taking place within a calendar year, an FPCA may be mailed starting on January 1 of that year.
For additional information visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s website at www.fvap.gov.