Title 1, Government Organization.

Whoever willfully violates any provision of any section of this subchapter (other than § 1-909.06), or any regulation or order issued under those provisions, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, except that for a violation by a perso…

(a)(1)(A) Each fiduciary of a separate fund comprising the Funds established by this chapter and each person who handles funds or other property of the Funds (“Funds Official”) shall be bonded as provided in this section, except that no bond shall be required of a fiduciary (or o…

(a) A civil action may be brought: (1) By a participant or beneficiary: (A) For the relief provided for in subsection (b) of this section; or (B) To recover benefits due to him under the terms of his retirement program, to enforce his rights under the terms of the retirement prog…

For fraud or concealment, an action may be commenced under this chapter not later than 6 years after the date of discovery of a breach or violation. Otherwise, no action may be commenced under this chapter with respect to a fiduciary’s breach of any responsibility, duty, or oblig…

Benefits of the retirement programs provided for in this chapter shall not be assigned or alienated, except to the extent expressly permitted by this chapter or by another applicable law and with respect to a domestic relations order that substantially meets all of the requiremen…

(a) The provisions of this chapter supersede any provisions of other law which are inconsistent with this chapter and the regulations thereunder. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to alter or amend in any way the provisions of existing laws relating to the program of an…

(a) Notwithstanding § 1-711(a), the Mayor, the Chief Financial Officer, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, and the Board of Education, or their successors, shall continue to discharge their respective duties under the retirement programs until the Retirement Bo…

In the District of Columbia electors of President and Vice President of the United States, the Delegate to the House of Representatives, the members of the State Board of Education, the members of the Council of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of C…

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “District” means the District of Columbia. (2) The term “qualified elector” means a person who: (A) Is at least 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on or before the next general election; (B) Is a citizen of the United…

(a) There is created a District of Columbia Board of Elections (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”), to be composed of 3 members, no more than 2 of whom shall be of the same political party, appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. …

(a) When appointing a member of the Board, the Mayor and Council shall consider whether the individual possesses demonstrated integrity, independence, and public credibility and whether the individual has particular knowledge, training, or experience in elections law and procedur…

(a) The Board shall: (1) Accurately maintain a uniform, interactive computerized voter registration list which shall serve as the official voter registration list for all elections in the District, and shall contain the name, registration information, and a unique identifier assi…

(a)(1) On its own initiative, or upon receiving a request from a person listed below and within a reasonable time after its receipt, the Board shall provide an advisory opinion regarding compliance with this subchapter: (A) An elected official or a candidate to be an elected offi…

(a) In the performance of its duties, or in matters of procurement the Board shall not be subject to the direction of any nonjudicial officer of the District, except as provided in the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (§ 1-601.01 et seq.).…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Election Reform Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Board and shall be used for the purpose of implementing the Omnibus Election Reform Amendment Act of 2009 [D.C. Law 18-103]. On or about October 1, 2009, the Chief …

*NOTE: The amendments made to this section by Section 2(a) of D.C. Law 25-278 shall apply as of July 1, 2025.* (a) No person shall be registered to vote in the District of Columbia unless the person: (1) Meets the qualifications as a qualified elector as defined in § 1-1001.02(2)…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1) "Educational institution" means any school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, a public charter school, an independent school, a private school, a parochial school, or a private instructor in the District. (2) "Em…

*NOTE: The amendments made to this section by Section 2(b) of D.C. Law 25-278 shall apply as of July 1, 2025.* (a) The DMV shall provide to the Board the following electronic records for any person who applies for a driver's license (including a renewal or correction) or nondrive…

(a)(1) Each candidate for election to the office of national committeeman or alternate, or national committeewoman or alternate, and for election as a member or official designated for election at large under paragraph (4) of § 1-1001.01, shall be a qualified elector registered u…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, beginning with the June 2026 primary election and for all subsequent elections thereafter, ranked choice voting as provided for by this section shall be used for each primary, special, and general election involving 3 or…

(a) Voting in all elections shall be secret. (a-1) The District of Columbia Public Schools system shall be closed to instruction on election day for District primary and general elections in order to facilitate voting in its facilities, beginning with the 2024 primary election. (…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1) “Error rate” means the greatest change in difference between any 2 candidates’ vote totals in an audit sample, comparing the machine result and the tally from the manual audit for a contest, divided by the number of votes (inclu…

(a)(1) The elections of the officials referred to in § 1-1001.01(1), (2), (3), or (4) shall be held, at the request of the party, during a primary election already scheduled for other purposes on the date requested; provided, that it does not interfere or conflict with applicable…

(a)(1) The Board shall recount the votes cast in one or more voting precincts, if, within 7 days after the Board certifies the results of an election for an office, a candidate for that office petitions the Board in writing and specifies the precincts in which the recount shall b…

No one shall interfere with the registration or voting of another person, except as it may be reasonably necessary in the performance of a duty imposed by law.

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(a) Any person who shall register, or attempt to register, or vote or attempt to vote under the provisions of this subchapter and make any false representations as to the person's qualifications for registering or voting or for holding elective office, or be guilty of violating §…

(a) No person shall be a candidate for more than one office on the State Board of Education, the Council, Mayor, or Attorney General in any election for the members of the State Board of Education, the Council, Mayor, or Attorney General, and no person shall be a candidate for mo…

(a)(1) Any registered qualified elector, or electors of the District of Columbia, who desire to submit a proposed initiative measure to the electors of the District of Columbia, or who desire to order that a referendum be held on any act, or on some part or parts of an act, that …

(a) The provisions of this section shall govern the recall of all elected officers of the District of Columbia except the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia. (b)(1) Any registered qualified elector or electors desiring to initiate the recall of an elected offi…

(a) Recommendations of criminal or civil, or both, violations of this subchapter shall be presented by the General Counsel to the Board in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Board in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2. (b)…

(a)(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving the official report of the federal decennial census (“census report”) for the District of Columbia (“District”) by the United States Bureau of the Census, the Mayor shall transmit the census report to the Council, including all inform…

For purposes of this or any other act administered by the Board of Elections and Ethics, if the final date for any action falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such action shall be considered timely if taken on the next regular business day immediately thereafter; provid…

The Board of Elections and Ethics shall issue rules and regulations to effect the provisions of this act, in accordance with the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (§ 2-501 et seq.).

With respect to any initiative petition circulated on or after October 1, 1978, and before June 7, 1979, that is presented to or offered for filing to the Board of Elections and Ethics, § 1-1001.16 shall apply: Except, that: (1) The provisions of subsections (h)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3…

This act shall take effect at the end of the 30-day period provided for the Congressional review of acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in § 1-206.02(c)(1): Provided, however, that no initiative, referendum or recall measure may be initiated as provided in §§ 1-1001.1…

As used in this section, the term “non-English speaking person” shall mean a person whose native speaking language is a language other than English, and who continues to use his or her native language as his or her primary means of oral and written communication.

(a) In election wards in the District of Columbia in which non-English speaking persons who speak the same language constitute 5 percent or more of the eligible voting population, as determined by the Statistical Office of the District of Columbia government, the Board of Electio…

(a) Each member of the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) elected from a ward shall appoint a broadly-based ward task force on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (“ward task force”) for his or her ward. (b) In appointing the members of a ward task force, each Councilm…

(a)(1) Each ward task force shall submit a report to the Council not later than 90 days after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) of legislation that reapportions the boundaries of the election wards pursuant to…

(a) Notwithstanding § 1-1011.01(h), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Council adopts the following election ward boundaries to be effective January 1, 2022, and to be used in all elections held after February 1, 2022, in the District of Columbia: WARD 1 Starting…

No official elected from any ward or from any single-member district shall be required to forfeit his or her office solely by reason of a change in boundaries which places the residence of such official outside the ward or single-member district from which he or she was elected. …

Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote. Any State of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement. Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act of 2012.”

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Board of Elections and Ethics, established by § 1-1001.03. (2) “Covered voter” means: (A) A uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in the District; (B) A uniformed-service voter w…

The voting procedures in this subchapter apply to: (1) A general, special, or primary election for President, Vice President, or District of Columbia Delegate to the United States House of Representatives; (2) Repealed; (3) Repealed; and (4) Repealed.