Elections

2024 Elections

GENERAL ELECTION - November 5, 2024

KEY DATES AND DEADLINES
  • September 30. DCBOE begins sending mail ballots to all registered voters
  • October 11. Mail Ballot Drop Boxes open
  • October 15. Deadline to receive voter registration applications online or by mail. (You may still register in-person at BOE's office and Voter Registration Agencies, or in-person with proof of residency at Early Vote Centers or on Election Day)
  • October 21. Deadline to request absentee ballots
  • October 28 to November 3. Early Voting period
  • November 2. Deadline for UOCAVA voters to request an absentee ballot
  • November 5. Election Day
  • November 15. Deadline for DCBOE to receive voted absentee ballots

DCBOE will mail each registered DC voter a mail ballot ahead of the November 5, 2024 General Election.

To ensure that you receive your mail-in ballot at the correct address, it is critical that you CHECK and UPDATE (if necessary) your voter registration.

Mail ballot drop boxes will be distributed to 55 locations throughout the District, and will be open to voters starting in early October. Once mail ballot drop boxes open, voters will be able to return their voted mail-in ballots to any mail ballot drop box location until 8:00 pm on November 5.

Voters may also return their voted mail-in ballot via USPS (must be postmarked by November 5 and received by the Board of Elections no later than November 15), or in person at any Vote Center during the Early Voting period or on Election Day.

PRIMARY ELECTION - June 4, 2024

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