DCist
By Martin Austermuhle
October 4, 2022
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a pair of bills that will reshape the city’s election system, largely by expanding how people vote and who can vote.
The first bill, which received unanimous support from lawmakers, would make voting by mail a permanent feature of D.C. elections, as well as require that at least 55 ballot drop boxes be used for every election. It also means that D.C. must use citywide vote centers for in-person voting instead of the traditional neighborhood-based precinct and that D.C. Public Schools close on primary and general election days to facilitate voting at schools.