How to vote in the District of Columbia

Five questions, in the order you will ask them. Every date links to the page it was read on.

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Can I still register?

Online: by Tuesday, October 13.
By mail: your form has to arrive by Tuesday, October 13.
In person: by Tuesday, November 3.

Missed the deadline? You can still register and vote on the same day, during early voting and on Election Day.

To register, or to check that you are registered, start at DC Board of Elections.

Where the source gives a rule and not a day, I counted the day from it. In its words: “Online registration deadline: 21 days before Election Day” “Mail-in registration deadline: Must be received 21 days before Election Day” “In-person registration deadline: Available up to and including on Election Day”

Source: vote.gov. Checked October 12, 2026.

Can I vote early?

For this one, go by the state's own page: DC Board of Elections.

Can I vote by mail?

For this one, go by the state's own page: DC Board of Elections.

What do I bring?

For this one, go by the state's own page: DC Board of Elections.

Where and when on November 3?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

When the polls are open: For this one, go by the state's own page: DC Board of Elections.
Where you vote: find your polling place through DC Board of Elections.

The last word

DC Board of Elections has it, not me. If anything here differs from DC Board of Elections, the state is right. I checked these pages on October 12, 2026, and rules can change after that.

I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See who is on the ballot in the District of Columbia, or ask the others in the District of Columbia how voting went for them.