Candidates for City Neighborhood Board
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About City Neighborhood Board
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Typical salary
- n/a
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Neighborhood Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
To hold the office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner from a Single Member District, an individual must (DC Official Code ยง 1-309.05(a)(1)): Be a registered qualified elector in the District of Columbia, residing in the Single-Member District from which they are elected. Have resided in the Single Member District continuously for the 60-day period immediately preceding the day on which the nominating petition is filed. Hold no other elected public office vii. Have not been convicted of a felony committed while serving as a Commissioner.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $0; signature requirement of 25 registered voters who reside in the same single-member district as the candidate
- Filing period
- July 11, 2026 - August 5, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the DC Board of Elections ' office.
- Where to file
- DC Board of Elections, 1015 Half Street, SE, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20003
- Filing phone
- 202-727-2525
- Step 3
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