D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 1307
1307.1 A petition shall contain a minimum total of twenty-five (25) signatures of duly registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia who reside within the Single- Member District from which the candidate seeks appointment.1307.2 The signature on a petition shall be made by the person whose signature it purports to be, and not by any other person.1307.3 Registered voters who are unable to sign their names may make their marks in the space provided for signature. These marks shall not be counted as valid signatures unless the persons witnessing the marks shall attach to the petition affidavits that they explained the contents of the petitions to the signatories and witnessed their marks.1307.4 A signature shall not be counted as valid in any of the following circumstances:- (a) The signer's voter registration was designated as 'inactive' on the voter roll pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.07(j) (2006 Repl.), at the time the petition was signed;
- (b) The signer, according to the Board's records, is not registered to vote at the address listed on the petition at the time the petition was signed;
- (c) The signer is not a duly registered voter;
- (d) The signature is not dated;
- (e) The signer is not duly registered in the Single-Member District from which the candidate seeks appointment at the time the petition is signed;
- (f) The petition does not include the printed or typed address of the signer;
- (g) The petition does not include the printed or typed name of the signer where the signature is not sufficiently legible for identification; or
- (h) The circulator of the petition sheet was not a registered qualified elector of the District of Columbia at the time the petition was signed.1307.5 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 is not designated as inactive on the voter roll at the time the petition is signed.1307.6 A registered voter may submit a written notarized request to the Board to disallow his or her 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 43 D.C. Reg. 1078, 11004 (March 1, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 5927 (July 28, 2000).