Section: 3-720

ABSENTEE VOTING (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 7/29/2022 12:00:00 AM

Authority : District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2016 Repl.)).

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7414 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5753 (July 17, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4245 (May 14, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7081 (August 6, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11123 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10752 (December 16, 2012)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 941 (February 10, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6543 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 10944 (September 11, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14502 (December 11, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009504 (July 29, 2022).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
N135653 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 - To Conform the Board's Regulations to the Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2022 View Text 4/19/2024
Vol 71/16
N135292 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - To Conform the Board's Regulations to the Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2022 View Text 3/15/2024
Vol 71/11
N134570 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 - To Adopt Amendments to Conform with Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2022 View Text 1/19/2024
Vol 71/3
R0052045 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
7/29/2022
N124612 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - 3 DCMR Chapter 7, "Election Procedures," Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results, and Chapter 99, Definitions of Title 3 View Text 7/29/2022
Vol 69/30
N124613 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 3 DCMR Chapter 7 - Election Procedures View Text 7/29/2022
Vol 69/30
N122565 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Chapter 7, "Election Procedures," Chapter 8, "Tabulation and Certification of Election Results," and Chapter 99, "Definitions" of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. View Text 5/13/2022
Vol 69/19
R0045786 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
12/11/2020
R0043524 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
9/11/2020
N0097623 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Election, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 5, Voter Registration, Chapter 7, Election Procedures. View Text 9/11/2020
Vol 67/38
N0097624 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Chapter 7, Elections Procedures and Chapter 16, Candidate Nomination. View Text 9/11/2020
Vol 67/38
N0094884 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, District of Columbia Board - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 7 - Election Procedures View Text 6/26/2020
Vol 67/27
N0090967 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - To establish the deadline for the receipt of absentee ballots, eliminate the writing requirement with respect to request for polling place reassignment, and clarify that cameras may be used in voting and counting location as long as they do not disrupt or interfere with the election administration process View Text 3/20/2020
Vol 67/12
R0035323 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
6/15/2018
N0071059 Final Rulemaking Elections, D.C. Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 33 View Text 6/15/2018
Vol 65/24
N0055912 Final Rulemaking Elections , Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amendments to Chapters 1-3, 5-11, 14-17 to bring the rules into conformity with the Voter Registration Access and Modernization Amendment Act of 2014, and the Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014. View Text 11/13/2015
Vol 62/47
N0054701 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments to Chapters 1-3, 5-11 and 14-17 to bring the rules into conformity with the Voter Registration Access and Modernization Amendment Act of 2014, and the Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014. View Text 8/14/2015
Vol 62/34
R0017996 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
11/13/2015
R0016314 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
2/10/2012
N0018275 Final Rulemaking DC Board of Elections & Ethics Notice of Final Rulemaking, Chapters 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13-17 View Text 2/10/2012
Vol 59/6
N0017707 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, Title 3 DC Municipal Regulations, Chapters 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13-17 View Text 12/16/2011
Vol 58/50
R0009704 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
11/26/2010
N0005488 Final Rulemaking Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 7, "Election Procedures," and Section 806, “Prohibition of Labels and Stickers, and Authorization of Hand Stamps for Casting Write-In Votes." View Text 11/26/2010
Vol 57/48
N0004172 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, Chapter 7, "Election Procedures" View Text 8/6/2010
Vol 57/32
N0003919 Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Chapter 7, "Election Procedures" View Text 7/16/2010
Vol 57/29
R0007961 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
5/14/2010
N0002319 Final Rulemaking Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 7, "Election Procedures" View Text 5/14/2010
Vol 57/20
N0001762 Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Chapter 7, "Election Procedures" View Text 3/19/2010
Vol 57/12
R0022180 Adopted Rule ABSENTEE VOTING View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
42685 3-720 [DELETED]