To be eligible to vote you must be:
- A U.S. citizen
- A D.C. resident
- At least 18 years old on or before the election (16 year olds may preregister, but will not receive a voter registration card or be eligible to vote until they are at least 17 years old with a birth date that is before the next General election)
- Not been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of law
- Not claiming the right to vote anywhere outside D.C.
