D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 3001
Mandatory Training
Effective Mar 19, 201057 DCR 2229Authority: District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2016 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3222 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 8797 (August 15, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2229 (March 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (March 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 8118 (July 12, 2019); ; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15416 (November 22, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 1896 (February 12, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 003338 (March 17, 2023).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
3001 EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES
3001.1 Any individual, or group of individuals, who organizes for the purpose of exploring the feasibility of a person's candidacy for an elective office in the District of Columbia, shall form an exploratory committee.3001.2 An exploratory committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:- (a) Draft Committees; and
- (b) 'Testing the Waters' Committees.3001.3 Each exploratory committee shall include the name of the potential candidate in the name of the committee.3001.4 Exploratory committee activity to determine whether an individual should become a candidate may include, but not be limited to, the following:- (a) Polling;
- (b) Travel;
- (c) Telephone calls;
- (d) Media expenses;
- (e) Office space; and
- (f) Administrative costs.3001.5 Each exploratory committee shall be required to file an informational report, in accordance with § 3008.3001.6 Informational reports shall be filed in accordance with §3017, except that an informational report shall be filed on the following dates:- (a) January 31st and July 31st; and
- (b) On the last day of each month within the 12 month period of an election for the office which is under consideration by the exploratory committee.3001.7 Contributions in support of an exploratory committee shall be received or made in accordance with § 3011, except that individual and aggregate contributions shall be limited for the following exploratory committees:- (a) Mayoral - \$2,000 individual and \$200,000 aggregate;
- (b) Chairman of the Council - \$1,500 individual and \$150,000 aggregate;
- (c) At-large member of the Council - \$1,000 individual and \$100,000 aggregate;
- (d) Ward Councilmember or President of the State Board of Education - \$500 individual and \$50,000 aggregate; and
- (e) Member of the State Board of Education \$200 individual and \$20,000 aggregate.3001.8 The life of an exploratory committee for any office shall not exceed 18 months.3001.9 When an exploratory committee reaches 18 months, one of the following acts shall occur:- (a) The exploratory committee terminates; or
- (b) The named individual of the exploratory committee becomes a candidate.3001.10 When the named individual of an exploratory committee becomes a candidate, the individual must perform the following:- (a) File a declaration of candidacy, pursuant to § 3002;
- (b) Form a principal campaign committee, pursuant to § 3005; and
- (c) Apply all contributions received during the life of the exploratory committee to the campaign contribution limitations for the specific candidate, pursuant to § 3011.3001.11 Any remaining funds of an exploratory committee shall be transferred only to the following:- (a) An established principal campaign or political committee; or
- (b) A charitable, scientific, literary, or educational organization, or organizations, which meet the requirements of tax laws of the District of Columbia.3001.12 All contributions and fund balances of any exploratory committee shall not be deemed the personal funds of any individual, including the named individual of the exploratory committee.3001.13 Each exploratory committee shall file a final informational report within thirty (30) days of the termination of the committee.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3164 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 D.C. Reg. 3222 (April 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 D.C. Reg. 8797 (August 15, 2008); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at
57 D.C. Reg. 2229, 2233 (March 19, 2010).