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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 3-39. CAMPAIGN FINANCE OPERATIONS: INAUGURAL COMMITTEES |
Section 3-3901. ORGANIZATION OF INAUGURAL COMMITTEES
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3901.1An inaugural committee shall be deemed "organized" when any person, or group of persons, formally agree, orally or in writing, to solicit, accept, and spend funds and coordinate activities to celebrate the election of a new Mayor.
3901.2Each inaugural committee shall file a Statement of Organization form, prescribed by the Director of the Office of Campaign Finance (the Director) (OCF), within ten (10) days of organization.
3901.3An inaugural committee shall amend its Statement of Organization within ten (10) days of any change in the information previously reported on its Statement of Organization.
3901.4If an inaugural committee that has filed at least one (1) Statement of Organization disbands or determines that it will no longer receive contributions or make expenditures during a calendar year, it must so notify the Director immediately and file a final Report of Receipts & Expenditures (R&E Report).
3901.5An inaugural committee shall have a chairperson and a treasurer, and may elect to list a designated agent, in the Statement of Organization filed pursuant to § 3901.2.
3901.6No person may simultaneously serve as the chairperson and treasurer of an inaugural committee.
3901.7A chairperson shall be required to file a Statement of Acceptance of Position of Chairperson form with the Director within five (5) days of assuming the office.
3901.8A chairperson shall be required to file a Statement of Withdrawal of Position of Chairperson form with the Director within five (5) days of vacating the office.
3901.9A treasurer shall be required to file a Statement of Acceptance of Position of Treasurer form with the Director within forty-eight (48) hours of assuming the office.
3901.10A treasurer shall be required to appear in person at the Office of Campaign Finance to attend a training program pursuant to § 3001 of Chapter 30 within fifteen (15) calendar days of submitting the Statement of Acceptance of Treasurer form in accordance with § 3901.9, or as otherwise scheduled by OCF.
3901.11A treasurer shall be required to file a Statement of Withdrawal of Position of Treasurer form with the Director within forty-eight (48) hours of vacating the office.
3901.12When either the office of chairperson or treasurer is vacant, the inaugural committee shall:
(a) Designate a successor chairperson or treasurer within five (5) days of the vacancy; and
(b)Amend its Statement of Organization within ten (10) days of the designation of the successor; provided, that the successor officer agrees to accept the position.
3901.13The treasurer of an inaugural committee shall obtain and preserve receipted bills and records in accordance with § 3400.2 of Chapter 34 of this title.
3901.14An inaugural committee shall neither accept a contribution nor make an expenditure while the office of treasurer is vacant, and no other person has been designated and agreed to perform the functions of treasurer.
3901.15Each expenditure made for, or on behalf of, an inaugural committee shall be authorized by either:
(a)The chairperson;
(b) The treasurer; or
(c) Their designated agent, as listed on the Statement of Organization filed under § 3901.2.
3901.16No expenditures may be made by an inaugural committee except by check drawn payable to the person to whom the expenditure is being made on the account at a bank designated by the inaugural committee as its depository in its Statement of Organization.
3901.17A detailed account of each contribution or expenditure of fifty dollars ($50) or more for or on behalf of an inaugural committee shall be submitted to the treasurer of such committee within five (5) days of the receipt of the contribution or the making of the expenditure upon the treasurer’s demand.
3901.18The detailed account submitted pursuant to § 3901.16 shall include:
(a) The amount of the contribution or expenditure;
(b) The name and address (including the occupation and principal place of business, if any) of the contributor or the person (including a business entity) to whom the expenditure was made;
(c) The date of the contribution; and
(d) In the case of an expenditure, the office sought by the candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made, if applicable.
3901.19All funds of an inaugural committee shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled with, any campaign funds, or anyone’s personal funds.
3901.20Each inaugural committee accepting contributions or making expenditures shall:
(a) Designate one or more national banks located in the District of Columbia as the committee’s depository or depositories;
(b) Maintain a checking account or accounts at such depository or depositories; and
(c)Deposit any contribution received by the committee into that account or accounts.