100.1 The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics is established under § 3 of the District of Columbia Election Act, approved August 12, 1955 (69 Stat. 699 (1955); and codified in D.C. Code §§ 1-1001.02, 1-1103.05(a) (2006 Repl.).

100.2 The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics is vested with authority to administer and enforce the provisions of the District of Columbia Election Act, as amended, the District of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, approved August 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 446; as codified in D.C. Code §§ 1-1101.01 et seq. (2006 Repl.)).

100.3 The Board is composed of three (3) members, no more than two (2) of whom shall be members of the same political party, who are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia.

100.4 The Mayor designates, from time to time, the Chairperson of the Board.

100.5 The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who is primarily responsible for the administrative operations of the Board, including personnel liaison, budget submission, accounting, management of data processing systems, procurement of supplies and services, maintenance of voter records, election preparation, and other duties as delegated or assigned by the Board.

100.6 The Board shall appoint a General Counsel who shall be the Board's chief legal advisor and primarily responsible for representing the Board in all judicial proceedings relating to local elections, campaign finance, conflict of interest and lobbying laws. The General Counsel shall perform other duties delegated or assigned by the Board.

100.7 The Executive Director and the General Counsel shall be accountable solely to the Board.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is section 5 of An Act to regulate the election of delegates representing the District of Columbia to national political conventions, and for other purposes (popularly referred to as the "District of Columbia Election Act of 1955"). 69 Stat. 700, ch. 862, § 5, D.C. Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2006 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 D.C. Reg. 1726 (April 17, 1981), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 28 D.C. Reg. 684 (February 13, 1981); and further amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 D.C. Reg. 5289 (October 14, 1983).