District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 24-211.08. Automatic voter registration and voter assistance and notification to incarcerated individuals in Department of Corrections custody.

(1) Determine whether an incarcerated individual is a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2);

(2) If the Department determines that an incarcerated individual is a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2), automatically register that incarcerated individual to vote pursuant to § 1-1001.07(c)(1), unless the incarcerated individual indicates that they do not want to register; and

(3) Provide an oral and written notification to each incarcerated individual of the right of an incarcerated individual or with a criminal record to vote in the District.

(a-1)(1) The Department shall transmit to the District of Columbia Board of Elections the voter registration information of each applicant who did not decline to register to vote no later than 10 days after the date of its acceptance by the Department; except, that if an application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the Board not later than 5 days after the date of its acceptance.

(2) The information submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall contain the applicant's: