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Election Year 2016

• The District of Columbia will hold a general election on November 8, 2016.
  
  The following contests will appear on the ballot for the general election:
  
  
  • Electors of President and Vice President of the United States
  • Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
  • At-Large Members of the Council of the District of Columbia (two to be elected)
  • Wards 2, 4, 7 and 8 Members of the Council of the District of Columbia
  • United States Representative (Shadow Representative)
  • At-Large Member of the State Board of Education
  • Wards 2, 4, 7 and 8 Members of the State Board of Education
  • Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
  • Advisory Referendum on DC Statehood

• Eligible voters:
  All registered voters in the District of Columbia are eligible to vote.

• Where and when to vote:
  You can vote early, by mail or at your assigned polling place on Election Day.
  
  
  • Early voting:
    WEEK ONE
    Saturday, October 22 - Friday, November 4 (including Sundays)
    8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    
    Old Council Chambers
    One Judiciary Square
    441 4th Street, N.W.
    
    WEEK TWO
    Friday, October 28 - Friday, November 4 (including Sunday)
    8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    
    Old Council Chambers
    One Judiciary Square
    441 4th Street, N.W.
    
    Columbia Heights Community Center
    1480 Girard Street, NW
    
    Takoma Community Center
    300 Van Buren Street, NW
    
    Chevy Chase Community Center
    5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW
    
    Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
    1100 Michigan Avenue, NE
    
    King Greenleaf Recreation Center
    201 N Street, SW
    
    Dorothy Height/Benning Library
    3935 Benning Rd. NE
    
    Sherwood Recreation Center
    640 10th St, NE
    
    Malcolm X Elementary School
    1351 Alabama Ave, SE
    
    
  • By mail:
    Requests for an absentee ballot must be received by November 1, 2016. An absentee ballot request form can be submitted here. Ballots must be received by the Board by 8:00 p.m. on election day November 8, 2016.
  
  
  • At the polls:
    You can look up your assigned polling place here.
    Polls open on November 8 from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

• Frequently requested information:
  • List of candidates seeking to appear on the ballot
  • List of Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidates seeking to appear on the ballot
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