- Hello.
My name is Ricky, and I'm a deaf individual
and a friend of Disability Rights of Texas.
I wanted to let you know that there are currently some laws
in Texas that have changed regarding ballot by mail,
and it's important that you understand these changes
so Disability Rights of Texas has set up a checklist
to assist you or guide you through this process
and how to check on the status of your application.
So, first of all, in order to qualify for a ballot by mail
you must meet one of these criteria.
First, you have to be sick or disabled.
You must be 65 or older.
If the county where you are registered in,
you will be away from during the election or early voting.
If you are eligible to vote while you are confined in jail,
you may request a ballot by mail.
And if you are expecting to give birth three weeks before
or after election day, you may request a ballot by mail.
If meeting one of these criteria,
you can download your application
from the Texas Secretary of State's website
at tinyurl.com/mailvotetexas.
Once you have downloaded the application onto your device
or laptop, you can print it out, fill it out and mail it in.
If you would like a hard copy of the ballot,
you may request that at tinyurl.com/mailvotetexas
and they will send you a link.
If you have a disability
and you need assistance completing your application,
you may receive help from any person of your choice.
However, it cannot be your employer
an agent of your employer,
or an officer of an agent of your union.
Here's some tips on how to successfully complete
your ballot by mail application.
First, you must have either a Texas driver's license
or an Election ID Certificate number.
If you do not have either one of those,
you may use the last four
of your Social Security on the application.
If you do have a Texas driver's license
or your Election ID Certificate number, please include that
along with the last four of your Social Security number.
If you are having difficulty remembering the number
you have used in the past to register to vote,
please include both your ID card number
and the last four digits of your Social Security number.
Plus, there will be some additional questions
you will have to answer on the application.
Make sure you answer these in their entirety.
One being, which party you would like to vote for
in the primary election.
Make sure you sign the form and make sure you apply early.
Don't wait till the last minute.
Once you have sent your application
to receive a ballot by mail, and you are curious
or there are any issues, you may reach out
to the Texas Secretary of State
Ballot by Mail Tracker at tinyurl.com/bbmtracker.
If there were any issues with your application
or any problems that they have identified,
they will reach out to you and contact you
to correct that information.
If you have any questions about ballot by mail,
you may reach out to the Disability Rights of Texas,
the Texas Voters Hotline at 1-888-796-VOTE.
Again, that's 1-888-796-8683.
Thank you.