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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 3. ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
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Chapter 3-17. CANDIDATES: MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE PERSONS |
Section 3-1702. PETITION FORM
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1702.1A nominating petition form shall be separately prepared and issued by the Executive Director or his or her designee for each candidate seeking nomination, or group of candidates seeking nomination as a slate, for office.
1702.2Nominations for the offices of members and officials of local party committees elected at-large may be on one nominating petition.
1702.3Nominations for the offices of members and officials of local party committees, to be elected in a single ward, may be on one nominating petition; Provided, that all the candidates stand for office only in the same ward.
1702.4Nominations for the offices of national committeeman, national committeewoman, and the alternates may be on one nominating petition; provided, that no individual is nominated for two (2) or more offices that could not be occupied simultaneously by the same person.
1702.5The first page of the petition shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, address, and political party of the candidate(s), the ward (where applicable), and the office(s) to which the candidate(s) seek election;
(b)A statement that all of the signatories to this petition must be of the same political party as the candidate(s); and
(c)If the candidate is running from a ward, a statement that all of the signatories to the petition must be registered in and residents of the ward from which the candidate seeks election.
1702.6The second page of the petition shall include a circulator’s affidavit, providing space for the circulator of a nominating petition to record his or her name, address, and telephone number. By signing the affidavit, the circulator swears under oath or affirms that he or she:
(a) Is a qualified petition circulator;
(b) Personally circulated the petition sheet;
(c) Personally witnessed the signing of each signature on the petition sheet; and
(d) Inquired whether each signer is a registered voter in the same political party and ward, where applicable, as the candidate seeking nomination.
1702.7No nominating petition shall be issued to any person other than the candidate, or the authorized slate representative, unless the Board receives written notice from the candidate or slate representative which authorizes the Board to release petitions in his or her name. The authorization shall include the following:
(a)Candidate’s name;
(b)Office which the candidate seeks; and
(c)Candidate or slate representative’s signature.
1702.8No nominating petition shall be issued unless all "blank" spaces in the candidate(s) name section of each petition sheet are stricken such that no additional names may be appended to the petition page after it has been issued.