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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 3-30. CAMPAIGN FINANCE OPERATIONS: COMMITTEES, CANDIDATES, CONSTITUENT SERVICE PROGRAMS, STATEHOOD FUNDS |
Section 3-3005. PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
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3005.1With the exception of persons who make independent expenditures under the Act, only a candidate’s designated principal campaign committee and its affiliated committees shall accept contributions or make expenditures on behalf of that candidate.
3005.2An individual who is a candidate for more than one (1) office shall designate a separate principal campaign committee for each office sought.
3005.3Notwithstanding § 3005.2, a principal campaign committee supporting the nomination or election of a candidate as an official of a political party may support the nomination or election of more than one (1) candidate as an official of a political party.
3005.4The principal campaign committee shall process contributions in the following manner:
(a)Contributions received by check, money order, or other written instrument shall be consigned directly to the principal campaign committee; and
(b)The proceeds of any monetary instruments listed in Subsection (a) that have been cashed or redeemed by the candidate pursuant to § 3004.2 shall be disallowed by the principal campaign committee and returned by the candidate to the donor.
3005.5No contributions shall be commingled with the candidate’s personal funds or accounts.
3005.6Except as provided in § 4101, an existing committee shall not be designated as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for public office, including the designation of any previously designated principal campaign committee of a candidate, or a slate of candidates for election as officials of a political party, in any future election.