Last Chance: Absentee Ballots and Early Voting

The D.C. primary election is April 3, and if you know you will be out of town or unable to vote that day, time is running out to apply for an absentee ballot.

Absentee ballot requests are due Tuesday, March 27. Voters can apply online to have a ballot sent to your home address or another location. Once you have applied, you can even track your ballot application online.

For your ballot to count, it must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the Board of Elections within 10 days of the election.

If you are in town, but unable to vote on April 3, there are eight early voting locations now open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. through March 31:

• One Judiciary Square 441 4th Street NW
• Columbia Heights Community Center 1480 Girard Street, NW
• Chevy Chase Community Center 5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW
• Takoma Community Center 300 Van Buren Street, 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
• Southeast Tennis and Learning Center 701 Mississippi Avenue, SE

The April 3 election includes candidates for both local and federal office:

Presidential Preference
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
At-Large Member of the Council
Ward 2, 4, 7 and 8 Members of the Council
United States Senator (Shadow Senator)
United States Representative (Shadow Representative)
National Committeeman (Republican Party only; contest will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic Party or the D.C. Statehood Green Party)
National Committeewoman (Republican Party only; contest will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic Party or the D.C. Statehood Green Party)

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