D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3402

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 3-3402 - RECEIPTS

3402.1

Each receipt from a contributor, including a Bitcoin, shall include:

(a) The contributor's full name;

(b) The contributor's mailing address;

(c) The contributor's occupation and principal place of business, if any;

(d) The date of the contribution;

(e) The amount of the contribution; and

(f) The contribution type (i.e., check, credit card, money order, or cash).

3402.2

Each Fair Elections Program receipt shall also include:

(a) The contributor's digital or physical signature,

(b) The name of the candidate to whom the contribution is made; and

(c) A written and signed oath or affirmation declaring that the contributor:

(1) Is making the contribution in the contributor's own name and from the contributor's own funds;

(2) Is making the contribution voluntarily and has not received anything of value in return for the contribution;

(3) In the case of a small-dollar contributor, is a District resident;

(4) In the case of a contribution form a non-District resident individual, is a non-District resident individual; and

(5) Understands that a false statement is a violation of law.

3402.3

Each receipt from a business contributor shall also contain the following:

(a) The identities of t he business contributor's affiliated entities that have made contributions or expenditures to the filer;

(b) The date and amount of each contribution and expenditure made by the business contributor's affiliated entities to the filer;

(c) [REPEALED]; and

(d) A certification with respect to each contribution made that none of the business contributor's affiliated entities contributed an amount that, when aggregated with the contribution of the business contributor, exceeded the contribution limits;

3402.4

Each receip t shall be handled in the following manner:

(a) A pre-numbered receipt shall issue for each contribution received; and

(b) Receipts shall be documented by contributor cards and copies of the donor's check.

3402.5

Each committee shall obtain and preserve :

(a) Each instance in which two (2) or more contributions are forwarded from one or more persons by a person who is not acting with actual authority as an agent or principal of a committee;

(b) The name, address, and employer of each person reasonably known by the committee to have bundled in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) during any reporting period, and;

(c) For each person, the total amount of the bundling.

3402.6

Records of receipts and contributions shall be maintained to show:

(a) Cumulative totals, with the exception of receipts for sales or collections; and

(b) For receipts for sales or collections, a detailed record of receipts and expenditures.

3402.7

Each filer shall separately identify itemized receipts from unitemized receipts (for example, those receipts obtained at fundraising events).

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-3402

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3198 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2268, 2270 (March 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (3/13/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 10306 (10/13/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 8118 (7/12/2019)

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.)).