D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 1606
1606.1 For a Primary Election, a petition for the office of Delegate, Mayor, Chairman of the Council, At-Large Member of the Council, U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative shall contain the signatures of at least two thousand (2,000) persons who are duly registered in the same political party as the candidate, or of one percent (1%) of the duly registered members of such political party, whichever is less, as shown by the records of the Board as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the Primary Election.
1606.2 For a Primary Election, a petition for the office of Member of the Council elected from a ward, shall contain the signatures of at least two hundred fifty (250) persons who are duly registered in the same political party and ward as the candidate or one percent (1%) of the duly registered electors, whichever is less, as shown on records of the Board as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the Primary Election.
1606.3 For the General Election (Direct Access Nomination), a petition for the office of Delegate, Mayor, or Chairman of the Council, At-Large Member of the Council, U.S. Senator, or U.S. Representative shall contain the signatures of at least three thousand (3,000) registered voters in the District or of at least one and one-half per cent (1.5%) of the total number of registered voters in the District, whichever is less, as shown on the Board's records as of the one hundred forty-fourth (144th) day before the date of the General Election.
1606.4 For the General Election (Direct Access Nomination), a petition for the office of Member of the Council from a ward contain the signatures of at least five hundred (500) persons who are duly registered in the ward from which the candidate seeks election.
1606.5 Petitions for candidates for Member of the State Board of Education elected at-large shall contain the signatures of at least one thousand (1,000) persons duly registered in the District.
1606.6 Petitions for candidates for Member of the State Board of Education elected from a ward shall contain the signatures of at least two hundred (200) persons duly registered in the ward from which the candidate seeks election.
1606.7 Petitions for candidates for the office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner shall contain the signatures of at least twenty-five (25) persons duly registered in the single member district from which the candidate seeks election.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 D.C. Reg. 8364, 8367-68 (December 15, 1989); amended by Notice of Emergency and Federal Rulemaking published at 58 DCR
10752 (December 16, 2012)[EXPIRED];as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 941, 980 (February 10, 2012).