D.C. Code § 1-1163.32j

Current through codified legislation effective June 1, 2024
Section 1-1163.32j - Reporting
(a) The Director of Campaign Finance shall publish on the Office of Campaign Finance's website and submit a report to the Mayor and the Council no later than 9 months after the end of each election cycle. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) For that election cycle:
(A) The names of all candidates, including:
(i) Whether, and if applicable, when the candidate was certified as a participating candidate; and
(ii) Whether, and if applicable, when and why a participating candidate's certification was revoked;
(B) The number of, aggregate total value of, and date on which qualified small-dollar contributions were submitted by the participating candidate for certification;
(C) The total base amount payments and matching payments provided to each participating candidate;
(D) Listed by participating candidate, a description of each qualified-small-dollar contribution received, including:
(i) The amount of each qualified-small-dollar contribution;
(ii) The small-dollar contributor's name, home address, occupation, and principal place of business, if any; and
(iii) The date on which the qualified small-dollar contribution was received;
(E) Listed by non-participating candidate, the total number of qualified small-dollar contributions received by that candidate;
(F) Listed by participating candidate, a description of each expenditure, including:
(i) The amount of the expenditure;
(ii) The purpose for the expenditure; and
(iii) The date on which the expenditure was made;
(G) Listed by participating candidate, a description of any funds remitted to the Fair Elections Fund;
(H) Listed by participating candidate, the total amount of personal funds that the participating candidate or the participating candidate's immediate family contributed to the participating candidate; and
(I) A review and evaluation of the effect of the Fair Elections Program on District elections and campaigns, including the Fair Elections Program's effect on:
(i) The sources and amounts of non-qualified small-dollar contributions;
(ii) Campaign expenditures; and
(iii) Participation of candidates and small-dollar contributors in the Fair Elections Program.
(2) A review of national best practices relating to the public financing of campaigns and recommendations for changes or enhancements to the Fair Elections Program, including proposed adjustments to:
(A) The qualified small-dollar contribution limits;
(B) The number of qualified small-dollar contributions required to be certified as a participating candidate;
(C) The base amounts;
(D) The matching payments match ratio; and
(E) The personal funds of a participating candidate or a participating candidate's immediate family that may be contributed to the participating candidate.
(b) [Repealed by 2023 Amendment.]

D.C. Code § 1-1163.32j

Amended by D.C. Law 24-311,§ 3, 69 DCR 015080, eff. 3/10/2023.
Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 332j; Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 332l; as added May 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-94, § 2(b)(5), 65 DCR 2847; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 1002(f), 65 DCR 9388; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-250, § 6(mm), 66 DCR 985; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 1042(p), 66 DCR 8621.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-250: § 10 of D.C. Law 22-250 provided that the change made to this section by § 6(mm) of D.C. Law 22-250 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 3 of D.C. Law 22-168 amended section 3 of D.C. Law 22-94, removing the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by section 2(b)(5) of D.C. Law 22-94 has been implemented as of November 7, 2018.

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-94: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-94 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(b)(5) of D.C. Law 22-94 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.