Services Available to Voters with Disabilities in Texas

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Prescribed by Secretary of State
Section 63.0013, Texas Election Code
8/2017

NOTICE OF VOTING ORDER PRIORITY

Pursuant to Section 63.0013, Election Code:
An election officer may give voting order priority to individuals with a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to move around.

• A person assisting an individual with a mobility problem may also, at the individual's request, be given voting order priority.

• Disabilities and conditions that may qualify you for voting order priority include paralysis, lung disease, the use of portable oxygen, cardiac deficiency, severe limitation in the ability to walk due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, wheelchair confinement, arthritis, foot disorder, the inability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest, or use of a brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device.

• Voters who wish to be given voting order priority, and be accepted for voting before others in line to vote at that polling place, may indicate this to any election officer serving at the polling place. The presiding election judge will determine whether the voter and the voter’s assistant, if applicable, will be brought forward to the front of the line.

Applications for Ballot by Mail:

Heather H. Hawthorne
Early Voting Clerk
PO Box 728
Anahuac, TX 77514

Fax: (409) 267-8405
Email: hhawthorne@chamberstx.gov
Office: (409) 267-2420

Who qualifies for an application and ballot by mail?

   A qualified voter may vote by mail if the voter:

–      Will be 65 or older on Election Day (Annual or Regular ABBM)
–      Has a Disability (Annual or Regular ABBM)
–      Is Expecting to Give Birth Within Three Weeks Before or After Election Day (Regular ABBM) (New Law)
–      Is Civilly Committed Under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code (Regular ABBM) (New Law)
–      Expects to be Absent from County during Early Voting and on Election Day (Regular ABBM)
–      Is Confined in Jail (Regular ABBM)
–      Is in the Attorney General Address Confidentiality Program (Regular ABBM)
–      Is Military or Dependent of Military & Outside of Home Texas County (FPCA)
–      Is Temporarily Living Outside the United States (FPCA)
–      Is Living Outside the United States and the Voter has Indicated their Intent to Return is Uncertain (FPCA)
–      Is a member of the National Guard  or Dependent (FPCA) (New Law)

Chapters 82 and 101, Texas Election Code

Application for Ballot by Mail

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2022 Ballot by Mail Guide
2022 Guia de Boleta por Correo

Instructions for submitting an Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”):
1. Print the ABBM form OR submit an email to me and an ABBM will be mailed to you.
2. Complete Sections 1 through 8.
3. Sign and Date Section 9.
4. If you were unable to sign the application and someone witnessed your signature, that person must complete Section 11.
5. If someone helped you complete the application or mailed the application for you, that person must complete Section 11.
6. 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 top tab, seal and add postage.
7. Address and mail the completed ABBM to the Early Voting Clerk, Heather H. Hawthorne PO Box 728 Anahuac, TX 77514. You may also fax the application to: (409) 267-8405. You also have the option of submitting a scanned copy of the completed and signed application to the Early Voting Clerk via email to: hhawthorne@chamberstx.gov 
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