D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 715
715.1 Except as provided in this chapter, a duly registered elector may apply for an absentee ballot by mailing a written request to the Board or by appearing in person to apply in writing at the office of the Board.
715.2 A registered voter may cast an absentee ballot, by mail or in person, for any of the following reasons:
(a) The voter is temporarily outside the territorial limits of the District;
(b) The voter is unable to vote at the regular polling place due to a permanent or temporary physical handicap, disability, or illness;
(c) The voter is confined in an institution for mental treatment within or outside the District, but not judicially declared incompetent;
(d) The voter is incarcerated in an institution, but not for conviction of a felony;
(e) The voter is a Board employee who is necessarily absent for the precinct of registration on election day;
(f) The voter resides outside the United States, and has registered to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, but only for candidates for federal offices;
(g) The voter expects to be absent from the District of Columbia on election day;
(h) The voter expects to be hospitalized on election day; or
(i) The voter declares personal religious tenets prevent the voter from voting on election day.
715.3 Except as provided in § 719, no person shall be permitted to obtain an absentee ballot or execute an application for an absentee ballot for another registered voter.
715.4 An absentee ballot may be returned to the Board by any of the following ways:
(a) Mail;
(b) Brought to any polling place for deposit in the ballot box on election day; or
(c) Delivered to the Board's office at any time before the close of the polls on election day.
715.5 A voter who was mailed or personally handed an absentee ballot is entitled to vote in the election only by that absentee ballot.
715.6 The absentee ballot shall be counted as being cast in the ward and precinct where the voter resides; provided, that the voter signs the absentee ballot envelope to certify that the voter has voted the ballot and has not voted in any other jurisdiction or in any other manner in the election.
715.7 No employee of the Board shall reveal the name(s) of the candidate(s) for whom an individual has voted or whether an individual voted for or against any initiative, referendum or recall measure, or Charter amendment.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 D.C. Reg. 2467, 2490-91 (April 10, 1992); Amendment to Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7416 (July 30, 2004).