1103 CIRCULATION OF PETITIONS

1103.1 The proposer shall advise all circulators of the petition that pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1001.14 (2006 Repl.), it is unlawful to do the following:

(a) Tender any form of compensation to a qualified elector of his or her signature upon any recall petition; or

(b) Make any false statement to the Board concerning any recall petition or the signatures appended to the petition.

1103.2 The proposer of a recall petition for all elected officers, other than member of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission, shall have one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days to secure the proper number of signatures and file the petition with the Board.

1103.3 The proposer of a recall petition for a member of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission shall have sixty (60) calendar days to secure the proper number of signatures and file the petition with the Board.

1103.4 The circulation period for a recall petition shall begin on the date upon which the elected officer has filed his or her response to the proposer's notice of intention to recall.

1103.5 If the elected officer sought to be recalled files no response, the circulation and submission permission shall begin on the deadline date for the filing of a response.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 D.C. Reg. 4419, 4424 (August 18, 1995).