1000.1 The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics is vested with the authority to administer generally the provisions of the "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Charter Amendments Act of 1977" (March 10, 1978, D.C. Law 2-46, 24 D.C. Reg. 199 as amended, Pub. L. No. 95-526, 92 Stat. 2023, October 27, 1978), D.C. Code §§ 1-204.101 et seq. (2006 Repl.), and the "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Procedures Act of 1979" (June 7, 1979, D.C. Law 3-1, 25 D.C. Reg. 9454), D.C. Code §§ 1-1001.16 et seq. (2006 Repl.).

1000.2 The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics is responsible for the conduct of citywide elections under the "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Charter Amendments Act of 1977" and the "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Procedures Act of 1979."

1000.3 The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Procedures Act of 1979" pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1021.02 (2006 Repl.).

1000.4 In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any registered qualified elector(s) of the District of Columbia may present the following measures to the electorate for their approval or disapproval:

(a) Proposed laws (through the initiative process), with some exceptions; and

(b) Suspension of acts, or some part(s) of acts, of the Council of the District of Columbia; provided, that the Chairman of the Council has transmitted the Act to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate, under D.C. Code § 1-206.02(c)(1) (2006 Repl.).

1000.5 The proposer(s) of an initiative or referendum measure or any political committee organized in support of a measure shall file a verified statement of contributions with the Office of Campaign Finance on or before the submission of the measure for filing.

1000.6 For the purposes of this chapter, the phrase "verified statement of contribution," in accordance with D.C. Code § 1-1001.16(b) (1) (A) (2006 Repl.), shall consist of the following:

(a) The statement of organization, pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1102.04 (2006 Repl.); and

(b) The report(s) of receipts and expenditures, pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1102.06 (2006 Repl.).

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 8 of the Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Procedures Act of 1979, D.C. Law 3-1, D.C. Code § 1-1021.02 (2006 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 43 D.C. Reg. 103-4 (January 12, 1996).