County implements new vote-by-mail ballots

Staff Report

HAYS COUNTY -- County Election officials want voters to be aware of the new state vote-by-mail ballots and process to ensure that every vote is counted.

"To vote by mail in Texas, you must qualify under one of the following categories," said Jennifer Doinoff (formerly Anderson), elections administrator, in a news release. "Eligibility includes being age 65 or older, disabled (or have an illness) in a manner that prevents you from entering a polling location without injury to yourself, expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day and confined in a jail or civilly committed but otherwise eligible to vote.”