November 2021 General and Special Elections: Voting by Mail: Answers to your VBM questions – News
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Application for a voting slip
Q: What is the deadline for applying for a ballot and where can I find an application?
A: The last day you can request a vote by mail is Friday October 22nd (received at the Travis County Clerk’s office, unpostmarked). Download an application from countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/elections/ballot-by-mail; or an editable PDF version at bbm.sos.state.tx.us/bbm.asp.
Q: I filled out my voting slip. How / where do I send it?
A: You can submit your application by mail, email, or fax, but if you are submitting it by fax (512 / 854-3969) or email (ebbm@traviscountytx.gov) it must also be mailed and sent in The county clerk’s office will be received within four working days of your electronic filing. Mail to: Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County Clerk – Elections Division, PO Box 149325, Austin, TX 78714-9325, or in person at the County Clerk’s Office (5501 Airport # 100) before the first day of early voting, October 18,
Q: How do I check the status of my voting application?
A: Visit votetravis.com, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “BBM Status”.
Submit voting slip
Q: I received my voting slip and filled it out. What is the deadline for submission?
A: Ballot papers must be postmarked by November 2nd and received by November 3rd. Deliver mail to the above address or to the county clerk office by election day Tuesday November 2nd.
Q: If I apply for an election, can I still vote in person if I decide? If so, what steps do I have to take?
Answer: yes. If you have already received a ballot, you can take it to a pre-election polling station to be given to a pre-election officer. You sign a form requesting the cancellation of the ballot by post and then vote normally at the polls. If you do not bring the postal ballot paper with you, you must sign an affidavit stating that you have not marked and sent the ballot paper; You then vote provisionally.
Q: How do I vote if I don’t receive my voting slip on time?
A: You need to go to a polling station and fill out an affidavit (see above).
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