3002.1 An individual shall be considered a candidate when the individual performs any of the following acts:

1. (a) Receives a campaign contribution;
2. (b) Makes a campaign expenditure;
3. (c) Obtains nominating petitions;
4. (d) Authorizes any person to perform any of the above acts; or
5. (e) Fails to disavow in writing to the Director any of the above acts by any other person within ten (10) days after written notification by the Director.

3002.2 With the exception of candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) member, each candidate shall file, within five (5) days after becoming a candidate, under § 3002.1, a Statement of Candidacy form, prescribed by the Director, indicating the following:

1. (a) Whether spending is anticipated at less than five hundred dollars ($500); or
2. (b) Whether a principal campaign committee will be designated.

3002.3 Each candidate, pursuant to § 3002.2, who indicates on the Statement of Candidacy that a principal campaign committee will be designated on behalf of the candidate shall complete the form with the following:

1. (a) The name of the principal campaign committee, pursuant to § 3005;
2. (b) Any other authorized committees, pursuant to § 3000.6; and
3. (c) One (1) or more national banks located in the District of Columbia as the campaign depository.

3002.4 The candidate shall commence filing personal R&E Reports in accordance with this chapter, unless reporting is otherwise exempted, pursuant to § 3003, or waived, pursuant to § 3004.

3002.5 The Summary Financial Statement of Candidate for the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission form, prescribed by the Director, shall be filed no later than sixty (60) days after the certification by the Board of Elections and Ethics of the election results by the following:

1. (a) ANC candidates, pursuant to § 1616, who qualified for the ballot by the write-in process;

(b) ANC candidates, pursuant to §§ 1608 and 1609, who qualified for the ballot by the nominating petition process;

(c) ANC candidates who accepted contributions or made expenditures; and did not qualify for the ballot, pursuant to §§ 1608, 1609 and 1616; and

(d) ANC candidates who qualified as candidates for selection in the ANC vacancy filling process, pursuant to § 1310.

3002.6 With the exception of candidates for the Office of Member of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission, each individual who ceases to become a candidate shall immediately file a Statement of Candidate Withdrawal form, prescribed by the Director, upon termination of the candidacy.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3164-65 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 2171, 2174-75 (March 24, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 5919 (July 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 D.C. Reg. 3222 (April 21, 2006); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 D.C. Reg. 2229, 2235 (March 19, 2010).