3301.1No District of Columbia government resources shall be used to support or oppose any of the following:
(a) A candidate for elected office, whether partisan or nonpartisan; or(b) An initiative, referendum, or recall measure, or a charter amendment referendum.3301.2Resources of the District of Columbia government shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The personal services of employees during their hours of work; and(b) Nonpersonal services.3301.3Nonpersonal services shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(f) Utilities, for example, telephone, gas, and electric services; and(g) District government accounts, including, but not limited to the following: (2) Social media accounts;3301.4Prohibited use, whether intended or unintended, of District government accounts, prescribed under § 3301.3(g), shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Linking to or sharing a link to an elected candidate's or political group's website, whether partisan or nonpartisan, advocating in support or opposition of the candidate elected for office or political group; or(b) Tweeting or retweeting a link to an article of a candidate elected for office or political group, whether partisan or nonpartisan, in support or opposition to the candidate elected for office or political group, or(c) Linking to or sharing a link to a post in a social media account of a candidate elected for office or a political group; and(d) Posting a picture, photograph, or cartoon to a District government account of a candidate elected for office or political group, in support of opposition of the candidate or political group.3301.5With exception to the members of the ANC Commission, prohibition set forth in § 3301.3, shall not apply to the following public officials who may, as part of their official duties, express their views on a District of Columbia election:
(b) The Chairman of the Council;(c) Each Member of the Council;(d) The Attorney General;(e) The President of the State Board of Education; and(f) Each Member of the State Board of Education.D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3301
Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3191-93 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3233-3237 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2263, 2264 (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 65 DCR 6543 (6/15/2018); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 3338 (3/17/2023) 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.)).