District of Columbia certification and canvass

Certification and canvass: District of Columbia

Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

• County canvass deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
• State certification deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “Certify nominees and the results of elections in sufficient time to comply with the requirements of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voter Act” (DC Code § 1–1001.05 (Board of Elections — Duties): official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “within 7 days after the Board certifies the results of an election for an office, a candidate for that office petitions the Board in writing” (DC Code § 1–1001.11 (Recount; judicial review of election): official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Election contest filing deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “Within 7 days after the Board certifies the results of an election, any person who voted in the election may petition the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to review the election” (DC Code § 1–1001.11(b)(1): official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: 2026-11-10 (regular mail ballots); 2026-11-13 (military-overseas ballots). (DC Code § 1–1001.05(10A); DC Code § 1–1061.10: official text 1 · official text 2) The statute: “received by the Board no later than the 7th day after the election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date: Vote Files does not calculate dates. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states