Section: 3-1001

ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM

Authority : District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2016 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)).

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 103-4 (January 12, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 6164 (June 11, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 005226 (May 13, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 015793 (December 15, 2023).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
N145489 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 7, etc. - Ranked Choice Voting View Text 6/12/2026
Vol 73/24
N144755 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Third Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 7, etc. - Ranked Choice Voting View Text 4/10/2026
Vol 73/15
N144482 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections and Ethics, Board of - Notice of Second Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 7 - Ranked Choice Voting and Petition Clarification Amendment Act View Text 3/13/2026
Vol 73/11
N143875 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections and Ethics, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 7, etc. - Ranked Choice Voting View Text 1/23/2026
Vol 73/4
R0054005 Adopted Rule ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE View Text Effective:
12/15/2023
N134167 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Chap. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - Local Residents Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 View Text 12/15/2023
Vol 70/50
N133231 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending DCMR Chapters 1-20 - To Adopt Amendments to Chapters 1-20 View Text 10/13/2023
Vol 70/41
R0051839 Adopted Rule ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE View Text Effective:
5/13/2022
N121467 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 5 - Voter Registration, Chapter 7 - Election Procedures, 10 - Initiative and Referendum, 14 - Candidate Nominations: Political Party Primaries, 15 - Candidate Nominations: Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, Chapter 99 - Definitions. View Text 5/13/2022
Vol 69/19
N119597 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Chapter 5 - Voter Registration, Chapter 7 - Election Procedures, Chapter 10 - Initiative and Referendum, Chapter 14 - Candidate Nominations: Political Party Primaries for Presidential Preference and Convention Delegates, Chapter 15 - Candidate Nominations: Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, and Chapter 99 - Definitions. View Text 3/11/2022
Vol 69/10
R0049413 Adopted Rule ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE View Text Effective:
6/11/2021
N108633 Final Rulemaking Elections, District of Columbia Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Chapter 10 Initiatives and Referendum View Text 6/11/2021
Vol 68/24
N106944 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 10, Initiative and Referendum View Text 4/16/2021
Vol 68/16
N0046001 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amendments establish a new Chapter 12, govern non-resident petition circulators, revise effective date of changes to party affiliation status, and revise rules to mirror the processing procedures of FOIA requests at subordinate agencies View Text 1/24/2014
Vol 61/4
R0015148 Adopted Rule ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE View Text Effective:
1/24/2014
N0045214 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Board of Elections Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking to 3 DCMR Chapters 5-7; 10-17; and 20. View Text 11/22/2013
Vol 60/50
R0022216 Adopted Rule ADOPTION OF BALLOT LANGUAGE View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
Other rules using the same rule number