For the November 3, 2026 Elections

Applications for early voting by mail (ABBM’s) must be received no later than the close of business on October 23, 2026, regardless of delivery method.  Early voting ballots should also be mailed to the Elections Administrator at the same address.

For assistance or questions, please contact the Johnson County Elections Office at 817-556-6197, option #7.

Application for a Ballot by Mail

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:
  • be 65 years or older;
  • be sick or disabled;
  • be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
  • be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; or
  • be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

Annual Application – Only voters who are 65 or older or who have a disability are eligible to apply for an Annual ballot by mail. An Annual ballot by mail will provide you with a ballot for all the elections in a calendar year for which you are eligible. An Annual Application may be forwarded to other entities holding elections in which you are eligible to vote. This means that you may receive a ballot for those other elections in addition to the ballot you requested with this application.

To vote by mail, you must first apply for a ballot. The Johnson County Elections office does not send out applications or ballots without a specific request from the voter themselves. The voter themself may call the office at 817-556-6197 option #7 to request an application be sent to them. The Elections Office must receive your completed application no later than the close of business 11 days before election day for both regular and FPCA applications. If the deadline falls on a weekend, the last day to submit an application is the preceding Friday. If the deadline falls on a state or federal holiday, the ballot must be received on the preceding business day. The first day for the Election’s Office to receive an Annual Regular or FPCA Ballot by Mail Application for each calendar year is on January 1st of each year.

Mail your application for a ballot to: 

Early Voting Clerk
Johnson County Elections
PO BOX 895
Cleburne, Texas 76033-0895

Deliver in person your application for a ballot to (Note: only the applicant may submit their application in person to the Early Voting Clerk):

Johnson County Elections
103 S Walnut St.
Cleburne, Texas 76033

Fax and then mail your application for a ballot to:

Fax: (817) 556-6048
Voter must still submit the original application BY MAIL, and the Elections Office must receive the original no later than the 4th business day after receiving the fax. Per Senate Bill 5 effective December 1, 2017. 

Email and then mail your application for a ballot to: votebymail@johnsoncountytx.org
The email must be a scanned application that contains the voter’s original signature. Voter must still submit the original application BY MAIL, and the Elections Office must receive the original no later than the 4th business day after receiving the email. Per Senate Bill 5 effective December 1, 2017.

To track your Ballot by Mail, Please visit BallotTracker (texas.gov)

Military/Overseas Voters

If you are military or overseas, complete an Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) by visiting FVAP.gov. You can mail your application to the Elections Office at the addresses listed above, or
  • Fax and mail your application for a ballot to: Fax: (817) 556-6048 Voter must still submit the original FPCA application BY MAIL and the Elections Office must receive no later than the 4th business day after receiving the fax. (Per Senate Bill 5 effective December 1, 2017.)
  • Email your application for a ballot to: votebymail@johnsoncountytx.org. Must be a scanned application that contains the voter’s original signature. (Per Senate Bill 5 effective December 1, 2017, does not require an original FPCA to be mail when it is emailed.)

Student Voters

If you are a college or university student away from home, you could vote early by mail if you claimed as your primary residence the address where you live while not attending school – in other words, where a parent or guardian lives. You can register to vote in either your home state or where you attend college, but you cannot be registered in both locations. To receive an Absentee ballot by choosing expected absence from the county, you must expect to be absent from the county on election day and during the hours of early voting in person or for the remainder of the early voting period after you submit your application. You will receive a ballot for the upcoming election only and any resulting runoff. Your ballot must be mailed to an address outside the county. To request that an early voting ballot be sent to the address where you are physically planning to be at during election time (ex. at school), you must fill out a Ballot by Mail Application and return it to the Johnson County Elections Office.