Section: 3-800

VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS

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


Effective Date : 9/22/2023 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 27 DCR 1836 (May 2, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1222, 1230-31 (March 21, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2763 (June 27, 1980); incorporating text at Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1929, 1934-35 (May 9, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5454, 5458 (July 15, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5062-5063 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7425-7426 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7705 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11149 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 012730 (September 22, 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
R0052889 Adopted Rule VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS 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
N0055912 Final Rulemaking Elections , Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amendments to Chapters 1-3, 5-11, 14-17 to bring the rules into conformity with the Voter Registration Access and Modernization Amendment Act of 2014, and the Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014. View Text 11/13/2015
Vol 62/47
N0054701 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments to Chapters 1-3, 5-11 and 14-17 to bring the rules into conformity with the Voter Registration Access and Modernization Amendment Act of 2014, and the Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014. View Text 8/14/2015
Vol 62/34
R0018002 Adopted Rule VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS View Text Effective:
11/13/2015

N0000189 Proposed Rulemaking Proposed amendments to the procedures for the tabulation and certification of election results and the filling of vacancies. View Text 10/23/2009
Vol 56/43
R0009709 Adopted Rule VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS View Text Effective:
11/26/2010

N0005490 Final Rulemaking Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results" View Text 11/26/2010
Vol 57/48
N0004335 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results" View Text 8/20/2010
Vol 57/34
Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
382 3-800 [DELETED]