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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 3-40. CAMPAIGN FINANCE OPERATIONS: TRANSITION COMMITTEES |
Section 3-4001. ORGANIZATION OF TRANSITION COMMITTEES
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4001.1A transition committee shall be deemed "organized" when any person, or group of persons, formally agree, orally or in writing, to solicit, accept, or expend funds for office and personnel transition on behalf of the Chairman of the Council or the Mayor.
4001.2No transition committee may be organized if an appropriation pursuant to Section 446 of the Home Rule Act has been made for transition purposes.
4001.3Each transition 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.
4001.4A transition committee shall amend its Statement of Organization within ten (10) days of any change in the information previously reported on its Statement of Organization.
4001.5If a transition 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).
4001.6A transition committee shall have a chairperson and a treasurer, and may elect to list a designated agent, in the Statement of Organization filed pursuant to § 4001.3.
4001.7No person may simultaneously serve as the chairperson and treasurer of a transition committee.
4001.8A 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.
4001.9A 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.
4001.10A 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.
4001.11A 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 § 4001.10, or as otherwise scheduled by OCF.
4001.12A 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.
4001.13When either the office of chairperson or treasurer is vacant, the transition 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.
4001.14The treasurer of a transition committee shall obtain and preserve receipted bills and records in accordance with § 3400.2 of Chapter 34 of this title.
4001.15A transition 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.
4001.16Each expenditure made for, or on behalf of, a transition 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 § 4001.3.
4001.17No expenditures may be made by a transition 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 transition committee as its depository in its Statement of Organization.
4001.18A detailed account of each contribution or expenditure of fifty dollars ($50) or more for or on behalf of a transition 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.
4001.19 The detailed account submitted pursuant to § 4001.18 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.
4001.20 All funds of a transition committee shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled with, any campaign funds, or anyone’s personal funds.
4001.21Each transition 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.