Ballot by Mail
New Rules for Voting by Mail
There is a new application for 2022. The old applications will not be accepted. An application must be submitted in writing and signed in ink - electronic signatures, photocopied signatures, or signatures in pencil are NOT allowed. Election officials may not distribute mail-in ballots or an application for a mail-in ballot to anyone who did not submit a request for an application. Early voting applications must include the applicant's driver's license number or Department of Public Safety-issued personal identification number (DPS PIN). An applicant without a driver's license or DPS PIN must declare that and include the last four digits of their social security number. If a voter uses a different number on the application and ballot, the ballot will be rejected.
Coryell County registered voters are eligible to request and receive a ballot by mail if any of the following conditions prevents them from voting in person during the early voting period or on election day:
Expected absence from the County during both the early voting period and on election day. (The ballot must be mailed to an address outside the County.)
Disability
65 years of age or older
Confinement in jail and not finally convicted of a felony.
Be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day.
Instructions for submitting an Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM):
Print the ABBM form.
OR submit an order online and an ABBM will be mailed to you.
Complete Sections 1 through 8.
Sign and Date Section 10.
If you are unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 11.
If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 11.
Affix postage.
a. If you printed the application you must place it in your own envelope and add postage.
b. If you ordered the application online and it was mailed to you - fold the application in half, moisten the top tab, seal, and add postage.
Address and mail the completed ABBM to the Early Voting Clerk: 800 E Main St., Ste B, Gatesville, TX 76528; You may also fax the application: to 254-865-2519; You also have the option of emailing the Coryell County's Elections Division a scanned copy of the completed and signed application. If an ABBM is faxed or emailed, the original hard copy of the application must be mailed and received by the early voting clerk no later than the 4th business day.
Completed and mailed applications can be tracked by clicking the BALLOT BY MAIL TRACKER to track your ballot.
