D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3003

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 23, June 7, 2024

Rule 3-3003 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

3003.1

To invoke the exemption from the filing and reporting requirements, a candidate must anticipate spending less than five hundred dollars ($500) in any one election.

3003.2

A candidate shall be exempt from the filing and reporting requirements of the Act if, on the Statement of Candidacy form, the candidate:

(a) Certifies that he or she anticipates spending less than five hundred dollars ($500) in any one election; and

(b) Excludes the designation of a principal campaign committee.

3003.3

Each exempt candidate shall notify the Director in writing within forty-eight (48) hours from the time he or she spends, or anticipates spending, five hundred dollars ($500) or more.

3003.4

Each exempt candidate shall certify in writing to the Director, on a Report of Exemption for a Candidate Spending Less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500), that he or she has not spent more than five hundred dollars ($500). Such certification shall be filed with the Director by no later than:

(a) The fifteenth (15^th) day before the date of the election in which the candidate seeks office; and

(b) The thirtieth (30^th) day following the election.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3003

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3165-66 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 5919-20 (July 28, 2000) ; 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); Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (3/13/2015).

Authority: D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14), in conformity with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, enacted February 27, 2012 (D.C. Act 19-318; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)).