ID is only required to vote in District of Columbia if you plan to register in person during the Early Voting period or on Election Day or if someone in the polling place challenges your identity.

You must also provide ID if you are voting for the first time in a federal election (Presidential or Congressional) or if you registered by mail and did not provide identification at that time.

Valid forms of ID must display the name and address of the voter, and can include the following:
– Valid District of Columbia DMV-issued ID
– Government check or paycheck (issue date must be within 90 days of Election Day)
– Bank statement (statement date must be within 90 days of Election Day)
– Current utility bill (does not include cell phone; bill date must be within 90 days of Election Day)
– Student housing statement/tuition bill
– Homeless shelter occupancy statement
– Residential Lease
– Other current government document that shows your name and address

Student ID is not considered acceptable ID.

If you do not have any of the above forms of ID will be able to vote by Special Ballot. The day after Election Day, you may visit the Special Ballot Status page of www.dcboe.org or call 1-866-DC VOTES (1-866-328-6837) to learn of the Board’s preliminary determination to either count or reject your Special Ballot.

If the Board of Elections rejects your Special Ballot, you may challenge this decision by scheduling an appeal hearing, which will be held on the Thursday after Election Day. If you do not win your appeal, you have one business day after the Board makes its final determination to appeal the decision to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.