State of District of Columbia Voting Requirements & Information
Statewide Voter Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
Federal and State Elections |
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District of Columbia General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018 |
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Type |
Deadlines |
New Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 |
Absentee Ballot Return |
Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST |
In-Person Absentee Voting |
none on record |
Early Voting |
none on record |
| Early voting locations may be found on the DC Board of Elections website at https://www.dcboee.org. | |
Local Elections |
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District of Columbia Municipal General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018 |
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Type |
Deadlines |
New Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 |
Absentee Ballot Return |
Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST |
In-Person Absentee Voting |
none on record |
Early Voting |
none on record |
| Early voting locations may be found on the DC Board of Elections website at https://www.dcboee.org. | |
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your local election office
- at the polls on Election Day
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 7am until 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
No earlier than ten days prior to an election qualified electors may register to vote and cast full ballots at any ward-based early voting center. Early voting centers are open every day during this period between the hours of 830am. and 7pm.
Absentee Voting
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
You are eligible to vote in District of Columbia if you:
- Are a U.S citizen
- Are a resident of District of Columbia
- Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
You are NOT eligible to vote in District of Columbia if:
- You have been legally declared "mentally incompetent" by a court
- You are registered to vote in another state
- You are in prison or detention or jail or penal institution
- You are on parole for a felony conviction or convicted of a felony
You may preregister to vote in District of Columbia
- at the age 16
- at the age of 17
Voter Registration
To register to vote in District of Columbia you should provide one of the following:
- The Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
- Your District of Columbia Driver's License or State/non-driver ID Number
If you are registering to vote for the first time by mail, you will need to provide a copy of a valid ID. Acceptable forms of ID include:
- Current and Valid Photo ID
- Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Government Check, or Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
- Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
You can alternatively show one of these documents when you vote to complete your registration.
Voting In-Person
If you registered to vote in District of Columbia, you may be required to present valid ID if you are voting for the first time or your registration is incomplete. You can use any ID from this list:
- Paycheck that shows your Current Name and Address
- University Housing Bill
- Utility Bill
- Bank Statement
- Valid District of Columbia Driver's License
- Valid District of Columbia Non-driver's ID
- Government Check
- Government Issued Document that shows your Current Name and Address
- University Tuition Bill
Statements, checks and bills should be dated no earlier than 90 days before Election Day.
Domestic Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
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Blank Ballot To Voter |
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Am I Registered? |
https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/reg_status/ |
Where is my Ballot? |
https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/absentee_ballot/ab_status.asp |
Where is my Polling Place? |
https://www.dcboee.org/election_info/pollplaces/index.asp |
Can I Register to Vote Online? |
https://www.vote4dc.com/ApplyInstructions/Register |
State Elections Website |
https://www.dcboee.org/home.asp |
Can I View my Sample Ballot? |
https://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_year2016/ |
Overseas & Military Voters
Federal and State Elections |
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District of Columbia General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018 |
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Type |
Deadlines |
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Absentee Voter Registration |
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Ballot Request for Registered Voter |
Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 | Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 |
Ballot Return |
Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST | Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST |
| Early voting locations may be found on the DC Board of Elections website at https://www.dcboee.org. | ||
Local Elections |
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District of Columbia Municipal General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018 |
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Type |
Deadlines |
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| Overseas | Military | |
Absentee Voter Registration |
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Ballot Request for Registered Voter |
Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 | Received by Sat Nov 3, 2018 |
Ballot Return |
Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST | Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm EST |
| Early voting locations may be found on the DC Board of Elections website at https://www.dcboee.org. | ||
Overseas Voters
U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:
- Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.
Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.
Military Voters
Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.
- If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.
To vote as a service member or eligible family member:
- Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.
Voting Military
Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Voting Overseas
U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Overseas Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
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Blank Ballot To Voter |
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| All faxed voter registration/ballot request forms must be followed by the original, signed form in the mail - otherwise the application will not be valid. Voted ballots returned by citizen voters by fax or email must include a statement that you relinquish your right to a secret ballot. The District of Columbia state website also offers blank ballots to be filled in or printed blank. See: http://www.dcboee.org/home.asp | |||||
Military Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
- | - | |||
Absentee Ballot Request |
- | - | |||
Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
- | - | |||
Blank Ballot To Voter |
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| All faxed voter registration/ballot request forms must be followed by the original, signed form in the mail - otherwise the application will not be valid. Voted ballots returned by military voters by fax or email must include a statement that you relinquish your right to a secret ballot. The District of Columbia maintains a permanent list of overseas absentee voters. | |||||
Am I Registered? |
https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/reg_status/ |
Where is my Ballot? |
https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/absentee_ballot/ab_status.asp |
Where is my Polling Place? |
https://www.dcboee.org/election_info/pollplaces/index.asp |
Can I Register to Vote Online? |
https://www.vote4dc.com/ApplyInstructions/Register |
State Elections Website |
https://www.dcboee.org/home.asp |
Can I View my Sample Ballot? |
https://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_year2016/ |