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District of Columbia registration starts closing Tue Oct 13.

Starts closing Tue Oct 13

OnlineReceived by Tue Oct 13 (a photographed form can also be emailed or faxed)By mailReceived by Tue Oct 13In personSame day at vote centers during early voting and Tue Nov 3, with proof of residence

Source: dcboe.org · checked Sep 21, 2026

A student?

Register at school or at home, not both.

The form wants the building you sleep in, not your campus mailbox.

A parent, aunt, uncle?

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On the move?

Your deadline belongs to your home state, not the parking lot you're texting from.

Voting by mail from elsewhere? Your absentee request deadline matters more. Find it at Vote.org, or FVAP.gov if you're overseas.