Section: 3-1607

VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES (Rename History)

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


Effective Date : 2/23/2024 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 36 DCR 8364, 8368 (December 15, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467, 2511 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 1078, 1109 (March 1, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 11725 (December 28, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 2740 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5072 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7434 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 5582 (April 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 012730 (September 22, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 015793 (December 15, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 001923 (February 23, 2024).

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
R0054157 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES View Text Effective:
2/23/2024

N134984 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 5, and 16 - Non-Citizen Voters View Text 2/23/2024
Vol 71/8
R0054033 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES 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
N134170 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 5, and 16 - Non-Citizen Voter Regulations 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
R0052923 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES View Text Effective:
9/22/2023

N132985 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - 3 DCMR Ch. 1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, 16,17,18,19, and 99 - To Amend regulations to Conform with the Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2022 and to Make Other Non-Substantive Housekeeping Updates and Corrections of Typographical Errors View Text 9/22/2023
Vol 70/38
N131094 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, District of Columbia Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Chapters 1, 2, 5-19, and 99 - to conform with the Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2022 and to make non-substantive housekeeping updates to terminology and corrections for typographical errors View Text 6/30/2023
Vol 70/26
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
R0015285 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES 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
R0013388 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES View Text Effective:
4/12/2013

N0041895 Final Rulemaking Board of Elections, Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapters 10, 11, 13-17 View Text 4/12/2013
Vol 60/16
N0040813 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Board of Elections, Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapters 10, 11, 13-17 View Text 2/8/2013
Vol 60/6
R0011703 Adopted Rule VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES View Text Effective:
7/30/2004

Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
475 3-1607 VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS