Absentee Voting and Ballots by Mail

Deadline for Application by Mail for a Ballot:  5 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018

All currently registered voters in Allen are eligible to request a ballot by mail if any of the following conditions would prevent them from voting in person during the early voting period or on election day: 

• Expected absence from the County during both the early voting period and election day. 
• The ballot must be mailed to an address outside the county. 
• Disability 
• 65 years of age or older 
• Confinement in jail and not finally convicted of a felony 

Applications for ballots by mail must be received and processed by the Collin County Elections Office, 2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75069, fax 972.547.1914, or email election@collincountytx.gov. Contact the Collin County Elections Office at 972.547.1990 to request an application for a ballot by mail or download an application. See new law requirements regarding faxing or emailing applications below.

New Law Effective December 1, 2017

SB 5 Texas Legislative Session 85(1): Amends Section 84.007, Election Code, adding Subsection (b-1) as follows:  Requires that for an application for ballot by mail submitted by telephonic facsimile machine or electronic transmission to be effective, the hard copy of the application also be submitted by mail and be received by the early voting clerk not later than the fourth business day after the transmission by telephonic facsimile machine or electronic transmission is received.

Additionally, Federal Post Card Applications for our Military or Overseas Voters if submitted by facsimile must be followed up with a hard copy mailed FPCA that must be received by the early voting clerk by the fourth business day after the fax.  Emailed FPCAs are not affected by this change.

Last day to register to vote in the November 6. 2018, Uniform Election:  October 9, 2018

Voter Qualifications

 
To be considered a qualified voter in a city election, a person must: 

• Be 18 years of age or older on the day of the election
• Be a United States citizen
• Not have been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court
• Not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must have: been fully discharged of his sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote
• Be a resident of the city on the day of the election
• Be a registered voter on the day of the election

Registration and Application

• Registration Application
• Check your Voter Registration Information
• Frequently Asked Questions - Voter Registration

Mail completed applications to: 
Registrar of Voters 
2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102
McKinney, TX 75069