1401 NOMINATING PETITIONS

1401.1 Each nominating petition circulated for signatures shall contain the following:

1. (a) The full name and state of residence of the presidential candidate;
2. (b) The name, address, and telephone number of the person circulating the petition; and
3. (c) A statement that all of the signatories to the petition shall be of the same political party as the nominee.

1401.2 If the plan submitted by the party provides that convention delegates and alternates are to be listed on the ballot or on a separate reference sheet provided to the voter with the ballot, each nominating petition shall also list the name, address, voter registration number, and office sought by each candidate for convention delegate or alternate.

1401.3 If the petition is used to nominate an uncommitted delegation pursuant to the party plan, the word "uncommitted" shall be placed on the petition in the space provided for the presidential candidate's name and state of residence.

1401.4 Each person circulating each page of a nominating petition shall be a registered qualified elector.

1401.5 Each circulator of a petition page shall swear or affirm to the following:

1. (a) That he or she has personally circulated the petition;
2. (b) That he or she has personally witnessed the signing of each signature on the petition;
3. (c) That he or she is responsible for the contents of the petition sheet, and that according to the best information available to the circulator, each signer is a registered, qualified elector of the same party as the candidate; and
4. (d) That he or she is a registered qualified elector.

1401.6 Signatures appearing on a nominating petition page shall not be counted as valid unless all required information is provided by the circulator in his or her affidavit.

1401.7 The individual who files the petition shall execute an affidavit attesting that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that the petition being filed is complete and contains the legally required number of valid signatures.

1401.8 If the plan submitted by the party provides that convention delegates and alternates are to be listed on the ballot or on a separate reference sheet provided to the voter with the ballot, each candidate for convention delegate/alternate shall file a Declaration of Candidacy with the Board no later than the deadline for filing the petition, under Chapter 6 of this title.

1401.9 A candidate for convention delegate/alternate shall attest, inter alia, that he or she was properly selected, according to the rules of his or her political party.

1401.10 The Board may refuse to accept nominating petitions of individuals who fail to submit the declaration of proper selection required by § 1401.9.

1401.11 No nominating petition shall be issued by the Board unless the name of the presidential candidate is included in all appropriate spaces on the petition form.

1401.12 If the party plan provides that convention delegates and alternates are to be listed on the ballot or on a separate reference sheet provided to the voter with the ballot, no nominating

petition shall be issued by the Board unless the names of each candidate for delegate/alternate are provided in all appropriate spaces on the petition form.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 43 D.C. Reg. 1350-51 (March 15, 1996).