Section: 3-500

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

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


Effective Date : 2/23/2024 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 43 DCR 1078-80 (March 1, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 11722 (December 28, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 2737 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 4738, 4739 (June 19, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 3267 (April 16, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 7 DCR 7690 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11111 (November 26, 2010); as amended 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 61 DCR 625 (January 24, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2530 (March 10, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6543 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14502 (December 11, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 015793 (December 15, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 001923 (February 23, 2024).

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
R0054156 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
2/23/2024
N134984 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 5, and 16 - Non-Citizen Voters View Text 2/23/2024
Vol 71/8
R0053989 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION 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
N134170 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 3 DCMR Ch. 1, 5, and 16 - Non-Citizen Voter Regulations 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
R0045782 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
12/11/2020
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
R0035281 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION 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
R0021003 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
3/10/2017
N0062721 Final Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - To adopt amendments to Chapter 5 "Voter Registration" to clarify qualifications of electors View Text 3/10/2017
Vol 64/10
N0062068 Proposed Rulemaking Elections, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - To adopt amendments to Chapter 5 "Voter Registration" View Text 1/20/2017
Vol 64/3
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
N0005487 Final Rulemaking Notice of Final Rulemaking, 3 DCMR Chapter 5, "Voter Registration" View Text 11/26/2010
Vol 57/48
N0004233 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, 3 D.C.M.R. Chapter 5, "Voter Registration" View Text 8/20/2010
Vol 57/34
N0002021 Final Rulemaking Amendments to D.C. Municipal Regulations, Title 3, Chapter 5, "Voter Registration" View Text 4/16/2010
Vol 57/16
R0017957 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
11/13/2015
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
R0015081 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION 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
R0011664 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION 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
R0009683 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
11/26/2010
R0007970 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
4/16/2010
N0001401 Proposed Rulemaking Amendments to D.C. Municipal Regulations, Title 3, Chapter 5, "Voter Registration" View Text 2/12/2010
Vol 57/7
R0022135 Adopted Rule GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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