The Board of Elections, a chartered independent agency, is comprised of a three-member Board along with a small, dedicated staff that carries out the agency’s mission. The mission of the Board is to enfranchise eligible residents, conduct elections, and assure the integrity of the electoral process as mandated by both federal and local laws.

Summary of Services

The Board of Elections (BOE) achieves its mission through the execution of the following services and programs: voter registration services; voting system technologies; voter information services including public and media outreach and candidate services; information technology and information services systems that support voting, ballot tabulation, and electronic mapping of election district boundaries; planning and implementation of District of Columbia elections; and through the aid of legal counsel, rule making and adjudication functions.