[BloomingdaleActionList] Vote! May

Just 15 days til the Ward 5 special election!

I have copied/pasted info from the BOEE site about absentee ballots and early voting - so no excuses.

Absentee ballot requests must be received by May 8.

https://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/absentee_ballot/ab_step1.asp

There will be early voting downtown, and at Turkey Thicket. 

Would anybody be interested in getting together for a group bike ride to Turkey Thicket or Judiciary Square on Saturday, May 5 or May 12? (I am not a cyclist, but would be willing to try to organize the ride and a post ride happy hour at a Bloomingdale pub.)

This is a very important election, and everyone should make it a priority to vote.

If you are not registered to vote, you can present id and a utility bill at the polls and vote!!!

This is an election where every vote will count,. Wouldn't you like to be able to say that it was your vote that made the difference?!?

Betsy

Complete info below:

Special Election for Ward 5 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia

• Election date:
  May 15
  • Calendar of Key Dates and Deadlines *
• Contests on the ballot:
  This special election has been scheduled to fill a single vacancy in the office of Ward 5 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • Candidates who have filed to appear on the ballot
  • Sample ballot (when available)
• Eligible voters:
  All registered voters in Ward 5 are eligible to vote in this election.
  • Map of Ward 5 *
• Where and when to vote:
  Voters may choose to cast ballots early, by mail or at their assigned polling place on May 15.
  • Early voting using a paper ballot:
    Old Council Chambers
    One Judiciary Square
    441 4th Street, N.W., Suite 250 North
    Saturday, May 5 and Monday, May 7 - Saturday, May 12
    8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Early voting using a touch screen ballot:
    Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
    1100 Michigan Avenue, NE
    Saturday, May 5 and Monday, May 7 - Saturday, May 12
    8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • By mail:
    Requests for an absentee ballot must be received by May 8. An absentee ballot request form can be submitted here. Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the Board within 10 days of the election.
  • At the polls:
    Only the 18 precincts in Ward 5 will be open. You can look up your assigned polling place here.
    Polls open on May 15 from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.