1106 VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS

1106.1 The signatures on a petition shall be made by the person whose signature it purports to be and not by any other person.1106.2 The petition shall also contain the signer's printed or typed name, residence address at which the signer is registered to vote as shown on the Board's records, ward number, and the date signed.1106.3 Registered voters who are unable to sign their names may make their marks in the space provided for signatures.1106.4 Marks by voters who are unable to sign their names shall not be counted as valid signatures unless the person(s) witnessing the marks has attached an affidavit to the petition, wherein it is stated that the contents of the petition were explained to the signatory and that the affiant witnessed their marks.1106.5 A signature shall not be counted as valid unless all required information is provided.1106.6 The circulator of a petition page may not act as witness to his or her own petition signature on that page.1106.7 Where a person has signed a recall petition more than once, only one (1) signature shall be counted for that person.1106.8 Where a person who has signed a recall petition for an elected official from a Single-Member District is, on the date signed, a registered qualified elector in a Single- Member District other than that which was indicated on the petition sheet, that person's signature shall not be counted toward determining whether the recall measure qualifies.1106.9 Where a person who has signed a recall petition for an elected official from a ward or school district is, on the date signed, a qualified registered elector in a ward or school district other than that which was indicated on the petition sheet, that person's signature shall not be counted toward determining whether the recall measure qualifies.1106.10 Where a person who has signed a recall petition for an officer elected at-large is a qualified registered elector in a ward other than that which was indicated on the petition sheet, that person's signature shall be counted from the proper ward in which he or she resides in determining whether a recall measure for an at-large elected officer qualifies.1106.11 In addition to the signature of the registered voter, the petition shall contain the voter's current residence address and the date the voter signed the petition.1106.12 A signature shall not be counted as valid in any of the following circumstances:1. (a) The signer's voter registration was designated 'inactive' on the voter

roll pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.07(j)(2) (2011 Repl.), at the time the petition was signed;

1. (b) The signer, according to the Board's records, was not registered to vote at the address listed on the petition at the time the petition was signed;
2. (c) The signer is not a 'duly registered voter;'
3. (d) The signature is not dated;
4. (e) If the petition is to recall an official elected from a ward, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, Single-Member District or school district, the signer was not a 'duly registered voter' in the ward or Advisory Neighborhood Commission, Single-Member District or school district at the time the petition was signed;
5. (f) The petition does not include the printed or typed address of the signer;
6. (g) The petition does not include the printed or typed name of the signer where the signature is not sufficiently legible for identification;
7. (h) The signer was also the circulator of the same petition sheet where the signature appears; or
8. (i) The circulator of the petition sheet did not meet the petition circulator requirements set forth in §1103.1 at the time the petition was signed or the affidavit of the circulator on the petition sheet is not completed.

1106.13 For the purposes of this section, a 'duly registered voter' shall be a registered qualified elector who is registered to vote at the address listed on the petition as shown on the Board's voter registration records and whose registration was not deemed 'inactive' at the time the petition is signed.

1106.14 A registered voter may submit a written notarized request to the Board to disallow the voter's signature from being counted on the petition; provided, that the request is received by the Board prior to the time the petition is filed.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 4419, 4428-30 (August 18, 1995); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 11722 (December 28, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 2737 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 4773, 4776 (May 11, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 5582 (April 12, 2013).