Fax Your Texas Ballot From Overseas
Texas takes a faxed ballot only from an active-duty military voter, spouse, or dependent stationed in a hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone area.
The Texas Secretary of State's Elections Division states that, under Section 105.001 of the Election Code, military voters stationed in recognized hostile fire or imminent danger pay areas, or in areas the President has designated as combat zones, may return an early voting ballot by fax; no other voter may return a voted ballot by fax. Source
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What goes in the fax
Fax the pages together, to the line your election office uses for ballots.
Every page of it, including any page you left blank.
A qualifying Texas military voter faxes the voted ballot to the early voting clerk along with the FVAP cover sheet, signed by the voter; the ballot board compares that signature with the one on the voter's application for ballot by mail or FPCA.
Open the formThe Texas Secretary of State lists (703) 693-5527 (DSN 223-5527) as the Federal Voting Assistance Program fax line a qualifying military voter may fax a voted ballot to, for FVAP to forward to the county early voting clerk.
Your county's ballot fax
The state's directory publishes no ballot fax line for any county. Call the office before you send and ask for the line, or use the relay fax Texas lists, above.
From the Texas directory, checked September 30, 2026.
Only if you qualify: you are an active-duty military voter, spouse, or dependent in a hostile fire, imminent danger, or combat zone area.
Call before you send. Fax lines change and some stop answering. A short call confirms the ballot fax number and whether the office has your ballot request. An office’s general fax is not always its ballot line.
Deadlines
The Texas Secretary of State requires a faxed ballot to reach the early voting clerk by the close of polls, 7:00 p.m., on Election Day; a faxed ballot that reached FVAP before 7:00 p.m. but the county after it is late.
www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2024-02.shtmlThe Texas Secretary of State states that ballots faxed under Chapter 105 of the Election Code do not get the late-counting period of Section 86.007, which applies only to ballots returned by mail from outside the United States.
www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2024-02.shtmlVoteTexas.gov, the Texas Secretary of State's voter site, states that a ballot returned by mail from an overseas location must be received by the 5th day after Election Day, and by the 6th day for members of the armed forces, merchant marine, Texas or another state's National Guard, or reserves on active duty, and their spouses and dependents; the extension does not apply to faxed ballots.
www.votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/military-and-overseas-voters.htmlA Texas early voting clerk sends a military or overseas voter the blank ballot by mail (the default), by email, or by common or contract carrier at the voter's expense, as the voter requested on the FPCA; Texas law does not allow an unmarked ballot to be faxed, whatever the voter's status.
www.votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/military-and-overseas-voters.htmlWhat it costs
Every account gets 10 free pages a month, and a page to a US fax number counts as one. A ballot packet of up to 10 pages sends free, with no credit card.
Free pages reset on the 1st. If a second ballot in the same month takes you past 10 pages, a Lite pack covers it, with no subscription.
Questions
Can I fax my Texas ballot from any country?
If you qualify, yes. A US fax number receives a fax the same way wherever it is sent from. Whether Texas takes it depends on the condition at the top of this page, so read it before you send.
What if my county's fax line doesn't answer?
Call the number in your county's row before you try again. A line that rings and never connects will not start working on a retry, and the office can tell you whether the number changed.
My county's row has no ballot fax. Where do I send it?
Call the number in your county's row and ask for the fax line the office takes ballots on. The state's directory does not publish one for that office, and an office's general fax is not always its ballot line.
Do I need my own fax number to send my ballot?
No. Sending needs only the fax number your election office uses. A number of your own matters only if you want the blank ballot faxed to you.
Is this an official Texas election site?
No. FaxTerra is a fax service. Texas's rules come from its election authority and your county, linked under official sources.
Official sources
- www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2024-02.shtml
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/EL/htm/EL.105.htm
- www.votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/military-and-overseas-voters.html
- www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/county.shtml
This page is nonpartisan. FaxTerra is a fax service and does not support or oppose any party or candidate. Texas and your election office set the rules; follow them where they differ from anything here. Reviewed September 2026.
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