On October 6, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed bill 18-345 on first reading. It changes many election laws, and lets people register to vote on election day. It does not improve ballot access, even though the District of Columbia requires more signatures for an independent presidential candidate, or the nominee of an unqualified party, than any state, excepting Oklahoma, North Carolina and Wyoming.

The bill will receive a second reading on November 3, and it could still be amended between now and then.