The District of Columbia Board of Elections mails ballots to every voter.
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The Lawfare PodcastOct 8, 2026
The DC Board of Elections mails ballots to all active registered voters, as stated on its own official site (dcboe.org, published 2026-10-28), and independent sources (FactCheck.org, Democracy Works, EAC profile) confirm the same practice.
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What was said
… It's part of why things like mail-in voting and the ability to use drop boxes, which I think all four of us live in the District of Columbia, it is a feature of our elections. Scott mentioned that we all got ballots in the mail because the DC Board of Elections mails them to everyone, and you have lots of ways that you can you can vote. And that's that the whole movement towards convenience voting, as it's called in the field, um, is for this very reason, because you want to lower the barrier to entry for voters as much as possible while …
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Supports. The DC Board of Elections' official mail ballot page states that all active registered voters will be mailed a ballot, with requests needed only for voters away from DC.[3]
Supports. FactCheck.org reports the District of Columbia will mail ballots to all registered voters according to the district's Board of Elections, with about 500,312 registered voters listed.[1]
Supports. Democracy Works and the EAC DC profile both describe DC mailing ballots to all registered voters, consistent with the official board source.[2][4]
Context. The 'every voter' phrasing omits the 'active registered voter' qualifier used by the board, a minor imprecision that does not reverse the claim.[3]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Trump's Latest Bogus Talking Point on Voter Fraud - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2District of Columbia Profileeac.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Mail Ballot Request | District of Columbia Board of Electionsdcboe.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4voting.democracy.works › en › electionsHow to vote in District of Columbia General Electionvoting.democracy.works · not rated · cited for: supports
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