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Subchapter I - Regulation of Elections
§ 1–1001.01. Election of electors - In the District of Columbia electors of President and Vice...
§ 1–1001.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “District”...
§ 1–1001.03. Board of Elections — Created; composition; term of office; vacancies; reappointment; designation of Chairman - (a) There is created a District of Columbia Board of...
§ 1–1001.04. Board of Elections — Qualifications; prohibited activities; compensation; removal; time for filling vacancy - (a) When appointing a member of the Board, the Mayor...
§ 1–1001.05. Board of Elections — Duties - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will...
§ 1–1001.05a. Advisory opinions - (a)(1) On its own initiative, or upon receiving a request...
§ 1–1001.06. Board independent agency; facilities; seal - (a) In the performance of its duties, or in matters...
§ 1–1001.06a. Establishment of the Election Reform Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Election...
§ 1–1001.07. Voter - (a) No person shall be registered to vote in the...
§ 1–1001.07a. Leave to vote - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 1–1001.08. Qualifications of candidates and electors; nomination and election of Delegate, Chairman of the Council, members of Council, Mayor, Attorney General, and members of State Board of Education; petition requirements; arrangement of ballot - (a)(1) Each candidate for election to the office of national...
§ 1–1001.09. Secrecy required; place of voting; watchers; challenged ballots; assistance in marking ballot or operating voting machine; more than 1 vote prohibited; unopposed candidates; availability of regulations at polling place; deposit, inspecti... - (a) Voting in all elections shall be secret. (b)(1) Except...
§ 1–1001.09a. Post-election audits - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 1–1001.10. Dates for holding elections; votes cast for President and Vice President counted as votes for presidential electors; voting hours; tie votes; filling vacancy where elected official dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve - (a)(1) The elections of the officials referred to in §...
§ 1–1001.11. Recount; judicial review of election - (a)(1) The Board shall recount the votes cast in one...
§ 1–1001.12. Interference with registration and voting - No one shall interfere with the registration or voting of...
§ 1–1001.13. Appropriations - There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any...
§ 1–1001.14. Corrupt election practices - (a) Any person who shall register, or attempt to register,...
§ 1–1001.15. Candidacy for more than 1 office prohibited; multiple nominations; candidacy of officeholder for another office restricted - (a) No person shall be a candidate for more than...
§ 1–1001.16. Initiative and referendum process - (a)(1) Any registered qualified elector, or electors of the District...
§ 1–1001.17. Recall process - (a) The provisions of this section shall govern the recall...
§ 1–1001.18. Enforcement of subchapter; penalties - (a) Recommendations of criminal or civil, or both, violations of...
Subchapter II - Election Wards
§ 1–1011.01. Election wards - (a)(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving the official...
Subchapter III - Provisions Relating to 1978 Amendments
§ 1–1021.01. Timeliness of action - For purposes of this or any other act administered by...
§ 1–1021.02. Issuance of rules and regulations - The Board of Elections and Ethics shall issue rules and...
§ 1–1021.03. Applicability of § 1-1001.16 to initiative petitions circulated on or after October 1, 1978, and before June 7, 1979 - With respect to any initiative petition circulated on or after...
§ 1–1021.04. Effective date - This act shall take effect at the end of the...
Subchapter IV - Multilingual Election Materials
§ 1–1031.01. “Non-English speaking person” defined - As used in this section, the term “non-English speaking person”...
§ 1–1031.02. Election materials to be supplied in Non-English language and in English - (a) In election wards in the District of Columbia in...
Subchapter V - Election Area Boundaries
§ 1–1041.01. Establishment of ward task forces on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions - (a) Each member of the Council of the District of...
§ 1–1041.02. Report of ward task forces - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will...
§ 1–1041.03. Adoption of election ward boundaries effective January 1, 2022 - (a) Notwithstanding § 1-1011.01(h), and notwithstanding any other provision of...
§ 1–1041.04. Residency requirement - No official elected from any ward or from any single-member...
Subchapter VI - National Popular Vote Interstate Agreement
§ 1–1051.01. Enactment - Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National...
Subchapter VII - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
§ 1–1061.01. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Military and...
§ 1–1061.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Board”...
§ 1–1061.03. Elections covered - The voting procedures in this subchapter apply to: (1) A...
§ 1–1061.04. Role of Board - (a) The Board is responsible for implementing this subchapter and...
§ 1–1061.05. Overseas voter’s registration address - In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible...
§ 1–1061.06. Methods of registering to vote - (a) To apply to register to vote, a covered voter...
§ 1–1061.07. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot - (a) A covered voter who is registered to vote in...
§ 1–1061.08. Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-137, § 108, 59...
§ 1–1061.09. Transmission of unvoted ballots - (a) For an election described in § 1-1061.03 for which...
§ 1–1061.10. Timely casting of ballot - To be valid, a military-overseas ballot must be postmarked or...
§ 1–1061.11. Federal write-in absentee ballot - A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot...
§ 1–1061.12. Receipt of voted ballot. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-137, § 112, 59...
§ 1–1061.13. Declaration - A military-overseas ballot must include or be accompanied by a...
§ 1–1061.14. Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot - The Board shall implement an electronic free-access system by which...
§ 1–1061.15. Use of voter’s electronic-mail address - (a) The Board shall request an electronic-mail address from each...
§ 1–1061.16. Publication of election notice - (a) At least 60 days before a regularly scheduled election...
§ 1–1061.17. Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements - (a) If a voter’s mistake or omission in the completion...
§ 1–1061.18. Equitable relief - The Superior Court of the District of Columbia may issue...
§ 1–1061.19. Uniformity of application and construction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-137, § 119, 59...
§ 1–1061.20. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in...