Section: 3-9900

DEFINITIONS

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 45 DCR 3161, 3214 (May 22, 1998); as amended at Final Rulemaking 53 DCR 3243-3244 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7725 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11169 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6201 (June 20, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 8118 (July 12, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15416 (November 22, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 005226 (May 13, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009504 (July 29, 2022); 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
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
R0052930 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS 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
R0052058 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
7/29/2022
N124612 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - 3 DCMR Chapter 7, "Election Procedures," Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results, and Chapter 99, Definitions of Title 3 View Text 7/29/2022
Vol 69/30
R0051844 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
5/13/2022
N122565 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Chapter 7, "Election Procedures," Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results," and Chapter 99, "Definitions" of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. View Text 5/13/2022
Vol 69/19
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
R0039021 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
11/22/2019
N0087400 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - These amendments place the Board’s regulations into conformity with the Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Public Disclosure Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124, 59 DCR 1862 (March 9, 2012)); as amended by the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Act of 2019, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Act 23-92; 66 DCR 8621 (July 26, 2019 – Part 1). View Text 11/22/2019
Vol 66/48
N0086617 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - These amendments place the Board’s regulations into conformity with the Campaign Finance Act of 2011 and the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 View Text 10/11/2019
Vol 66/42
R0038442 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
7/12/2019
N0083233 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Title 3, Chapters 30, Campaign Finance Operations: Committees, Candidates, Constituent Service Programs, Statehood Funds; Chapter 34, Campaign Finance Recordkeeping and Audits; Chapter 37, Investigations and Hearings; Chapter 99, Definitions View Text 7/12/2019
Vol 66/28
N0081538 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, DC Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments to Chapter 30 "Campaign Finance Operations", Chapter 34 "Recordkeeping and Audits", Chapter 37 "Investigations and Hearings", and Chapter 99 "Definitions" View Text 4/19/2019
Vol 66/16
R0015758 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
6/20/2014
N0048386 Final Rulemaking Ethics and Government Accountability, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - To amend Chapter 99 (Definitions) of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) to add the definition of “public official" to Subsection 9900.1 View Text 6/20/2014
Vol 61/26
N0047415 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Ethics and Government Accountability, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amend Chapter 99 of Title 3, Section 9900.1 (Definition of Public Officials) View Text 4/18/2014
Vol 61/17
R0013506 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
8/16/2013
N0044017 Final Rulemaking Amendments to Chapters 30-33, 36-41, 99, to place Board regulations into conformity with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011. View Text 8/16/2013
Vol 60/35
N0042802 Proposed Rulemaking The proposed amendments would place the Board’s regulations into conformity with the “Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2012.” View Text 6/14/2013
Vol 60/26
N0040812 Final Rulemaking Board of Elections Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapters 30-41, 99 View Text 2/8/2013
Vol 60/6
N0036347 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Board of Elections Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapters 30-41 and 99 View Text 10/12/2012
Vol 59/41
R0009727 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
11/26/2010
N0005491 Final Rulemaking Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 99, "Definitions" View Text 11/26/2010
Vol 57/48
N0004235 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, 3 D.C.M.R. Chapter 99, "Definitions" View Text 8/20/2010
Vol 57/34
R0022394 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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