D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3005

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

Rule 3-3005 - PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

3005.1

With the exception of persons who make independent expenditures under the Act, only a candidate's designated principal campaign committee and its affiliated committees shall accept contributions or make expenditures on behalf of that candidate.

3005.2

Each candidate shall designate in writing one (1) political committee as the candidate's principal campaign committee. No political committee may be designated as the principal campaign committee of more than one (1) candidate; provided, that a principal campaign committee supporting the election of a candidate as an official of a political party may support the election of more than one (1) candidate, but may not support the election of a candidate for any public office.

3005.3

The principal campaign committee shall receive all reports made by any other political committee accepting contributions or making expenditures for the purpose of influencing the election of a candidate who designated it as the candidate's principal campaign committee. The principal campaign committee may require additional reports to be made to it by any political committee and may designate the time and number of reports.

3005.4

The principal campaign committee shall process contributions in the following manner:

(a) Contributions received by check, money order, or other written instrument shall be consigned directly to the principal campaign committee; and

(b) The proceeds of any monetary instruments listed in Subsection (a) that have been cashed or redeemed by the candidate pursuant to § 3004.2 shall be disallowed by the principal campaign committee and returned by the candidate to the donor; except

(c) Contributions to a candidate seeking certification or participating in the Fair Elections Program shall be processed in accordance with § 4203.24.

3005.5

No contributions shall be commingled with the candidate's personal funds or accounts.

3005.6

Except as provided in § 4101, an existing committee shall not be designated as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for public office, including the designation of any previously designated principal campaign committee of a candidate, or a slate of candidates for election as officials of a political party, in any future election.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3005

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3166-67 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 2731 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2229, 2236 (March 19, 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); Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (3/13/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 8118 (7/12/2019); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15416 (11/22/2019)

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.)).