Section: 3-1603

SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS (Rename History)

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


Effective Date : 12/15/2023 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. & 2019 Supp.)).

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 2763 (June 27, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1929, 1948 (May 9, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2006, 2020-21 (March 11, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8364, 8366 (December 15, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 689 (February 7, 1997); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 7021 (July 11, 2014); as amended by the Ballot Access Modernization Amendment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-0160; 63 DCR 10775 (August 26, 2016)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 10944 (September 11, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 015793 (December 15, 2023).

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
R0054030 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
12/15/2023
N134167 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Chap. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - Local Residents Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 View Text 12/15/2023
Vol 70/50
N133231 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending DCMR Chapters 1-20 - To Adopt Amendments to Chapters 1-20 View Text 10/13/2023
Vol 70/41
R0043525 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
9/11/2020
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
N0093719 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amendment to Chapter 16, Candidate Nomination View Text 6/5/2020
Vol 67/24
R0020447 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
10/8/2016
R0015872 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
7/11/2014
N0048654 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - The amendments establish the maximum number of signatures that the Board will consider on nominating and ballot measure petitions View Text 7/11/2014
Vol 61/29
N0047639 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - To establish the maximum number of signatures that the Board will consider on nominating and ballot measure petitions, and provide that the Board will accept only the number of petition sheets that bear the maximum number of signatures allowed View Text 5/9/2014
Vol 61/20
N0046001 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amendments establish a new Chapter 12, govern non-resident petition circulators, revise effective date of changes to party affiliation status, and revise rules to mirror the processing procedures of FOIA requests at subordinate agencies View Text 1/24/2014
Vol 61/4
R0015281 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
1/24/2014
N0045214 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Board of Elections Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking to 3 DCMR Chapters 5-7; 10-17; and 20. View Text 11/22/2013
Vol 60/50
R0011700 Adopted Rule SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
2/7/1997
Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
471 3-1603 PETITION FORM FOR CANDIDATES AFFILIATED WITH A PARTY NOT ELIGIBLE TO CONDUCT A PRIMARY ELECTION