Section: 3-1702

PETITION FORM (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 35 DCR 2006, 2022-24 (March 11, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 5644 (May 18, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 001132 (February 11, 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
R0054034 Adopted Rule PETITION FORM 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
R0051393 Adopted Rule PETITION FORM View Text Effective:
2/11/2022

N119269 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Chapter 10 Initiative and Referendum, Chapter 11 Recall of Elected Officials, Chapter 14 Candidate Nominations, Chapter 15 Candidate Nominations, Chapter 16 Candidate Nominations and Chapter 17, Candidates. The purpose of these amendments is to place the regulations into conformity with the provisions of the "Initiative and Referendum Process Improvement Amendment Act of 2020" that establish electronic petition circulation. View Text 2/11/2022
Vol 69/6
N117552 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 10 - Initiative and Referendum, Chapter 11 - Recall of Elected Officials, Chapter 14 - Candidate Nominations, Chapter 15 - Candidate Nominations, Chapter 16 -Candidate Nominations, Chapter 17 - Recall, these amendments are to place the regulations into conformity with the provisions of the "Initiative and Referendum Process Improvement Amendment Act of 2020," that establish electronic petition circulation. View Text 12/17/2021
Vol 68/51
R0035157 Adopted Rule PETITION FORM View Text Effective:
5/18/2018

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
R0015291 Adopted Rule PETITION FORM 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
R0022292 Adopted Rule PETITION FORM View Text Effective:
1/1/1900

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