D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-807
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024
Rule 3-807 - SPECIAL BALLOT TABULATION807.1 The review and tabulation of Special Ballots shall:
(a) Be conducted separately from the review and tabulation of all other ballots;(b) Be conducted publicly; and(c) Otherwise be conducted in the same manner as regular ballots, insofar as those procedures do not conflict with the provisions of this section.807.2 All Special Ballot Envelopes shall remain sealed until the voter's eligibility has been preliminarily determined by the Executive Director.
807.3A Special Ballot shall be eligible to be tabulated when the Executive Director has verified that the voter is eligible in accordance with Subsection 700.5 of this Title.
807.4Not later than the seventh (7th) day after each election, the Executive Director shall issue preliminary determinations to count or reject each Special Ballot cast during an election.
807.5 The Executive Director or his or her designee shall record on the back of the Special Ballot Envelope whether the Special Ballot was accepted, either in full or in part, or rejected and, if rejected, the reason why the Special Ballot was rejected.
807.6If the Executive Director rejects a Special Ballot, the Special Ballot Envelope shall remain sealed. All rejected Special Ballots, Special Ballot Envelopes, along with any voter eligibility information gathered shall be enclosed in containers marked with the words "Rejected Special Ballots and Envelopes" and the date of the election. Pursuant to §712, the voter may appeal to the Board the Executive Director's preliminary determination to reject the voter's Special Ballot.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-807
Final Rulemaking published at 27 D.C. Reg. 1836 (May 2, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 D.C. Reg. 1222, 1245 (March 21, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 D.C. Reg. 5300 (October 14, 1983); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7428 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 5066 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7705 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by the Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11149, 11157 (November 26, 2010); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (11/13/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 9504 (7/29/2022); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 12730 (9/22/2023)5 DCMR § 807 is formerly entitled, "Marking of Ballots by Election Officials."Authority: The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14).