D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-520

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

Rule 3-520 - CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION: GENERAL GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES

520.1

The grounds for cancellation of registration by the Board shall be the following:

(a) Death of the voter;

(b) Change in residence from the District of Columbia;

(c) Signed authorization from a voter, or written notification from the voter that they are not a qualified elector;

(d) [Repealed];

(e) Successful challenge to voter registration;

(f) Falsification of information on the voter registration application;

(g) Declaration of mental incompetence by a court of competent jurisdiction; and

(h) In the case of a registrant whose registration is deemed inactive, failure to provide the Board with a current residence address in the District, in writing, or failure to vote in any election in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.07(i)(4)(B) (2014 Repl.) by not later than the day after the date of the second general election for federal office that occurs after the date of the notice described in this section.

520.2

Where the Board cancels or proposes to cancel a voter's name from the registration roll, under § 520.1, notification to the person, as applicable to the cause of cancellation, shall be made by first class (forwardable) mail, except where authorization for removal has been provided by the signature of the voter, or where the voter's registration is being removed from the list of registrations deemed inactive.

520.3

In the event that the Board learns, through the regular course of business, that a voter is otherwise unqualified to be a registered elector in the District of Columbia, the Executive Director or his or her designee shall notify the registrant of this fact.

520.4

The notice shall include the information on which the Executive Director or his or her designee bases the decision and shall state that the registrant must respond within fourteen (14) days from the date of the mailing of the notice or be cancelled from the voter roll.

520.5

The Executive Director or his or her designee shall make a determination with respect to the elector's eligibility within ten (10) days of receipt of a response from the registrant.

520.6

The determination shall be sent by first class mail to the registrant.

520.7

Within fourteen (14) days of mailing the notice, the registrant may appeal, in writing, the Executive Director or his or her designee's determination to the Board.

520.8

The Board shall conduct a hearing and issue a decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of the appeal.

520.9

Requests for cancellation of voter registration received less than thirty (30) days preceding an election shall be held and processed after that election.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-520

Final Rulemaking published at 57 D.C. Reg. 3267, 3289 (April 16, 2010); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Federal Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10752 (December 16, 2012)[EXPIRED];as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 941, 955 (February 10, 2012); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (11/13/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6543 (6/15/2018); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14502 (12/11/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR15793 (12/15/2023)

Authority: The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2011 Repl.).