Voting deadlines near

The last day to register to vote for the 2022 Texas Primaries is Jan. 31. Voters may check if they are registered to vote with their County Voter Registrar or at votetexas.gov. Your application must be received in the Voter Registrar’s office or postmarked at least 30 days before an election for you to be eligible to vote in that election.

Also, Jan. 1 marked the first day Texans could apply to vote by mail in the 2022 elections, and voters over 65, disabled, or out of the county on voting day, who wish to vote by mail, must renew the option annually. New this year, persons expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day will also be eligible to vote by mail.

Voters who are absent from the county during early voting and Election Day must apply for each election in which they want to vote by mail. The application deadline is Feb. 18 for the Texas Primary Election.

Voters must use the new Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) available at the County Election Office or from the Texas Secretary of State’s website, votetexas.gov.  Alternatively, voters may print the Vote by Mail application in English or Spanish. Applications must be received (not postmarked) at the County Election Office by the application deadline, which is Feb. 18 for the Primary Election.