3004.1 A candidate who has designated a principal campaign committee may apply, on a Request for Candidate Waiver form, for a waiver from filing reports separate from the candidate's committee.

3004.2 The Director may grant a waiver of the filing and reporting requirements upon certification by a candidate that, within five (5) days after personally receiving any contribution, the candidate shall surrender possession of the contribution to the principal campaign committee without expending any of the proceeds from the contribution.

3004.3 A candidate who is granted a waiver shall not make any non-reimbursed expenditures for the campaign except in accordance with § 3004.4.

3004.4 A candidate may make an expenditure from personal funds to the candidate's designated principal campaign committee. Such expenditure shall be reported by the principal campaign committee as a contribution received and, if accompanied by a written instrument attesting thereto, as a loan pursuant to § 3011.7.

3004.5 The waiver from filing and reporting shall continue in effect as long as the candidate complies with the conditions under which it was granted.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 3161, 3166 (May 22, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 2171, 2175 (March 24, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3222 (April 21, 2006) ; 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).