3006.1 All Reports of Receipts and Expenditures filed with the Director of the Office of Campaign Finance shall be filed electronically at the OCF website, www.ocf.dc.gov, except as provided in § 3006.2. A paper filing of an R&E Report shall not be accepted and will be considered a failure to file.

3006.2 The Director may grant an exception to the electronic filing requirement in either of the following circumstances:

(a) The filer submits a statement of actual hardship to the OCF at the time of registration demonstrating that the hardship will continue through the duration of the election cycle;

(b) The filer submits a statement of actual hardship to the OCF no less than fifteen (15) days before the applicable filing deadline; or

(c) The filer submits a statement to the OCF describing an emergency that occurred on or before the filing deadline preventing the electronic filing. The request for an exception based on emergency does not delay any reporting deadlines. If a penalty is imposed for failure to file or timely file, the penalty may be set aside or reduced in accordance with § 3711.2(f).

3006.3 The Director shall review and respond in writing to an application for an exception within three (3) business days after its receipt.

3006.4 The Office of Campaign Finance shall provide log-in information, including a Personal Identification Number (PIN), for access to the OCF Electronic Filing and Disclosure System to the following registrants:

(a) Each candidate who files the Statement of Registration form unless a waiver from the filing and reporting requirements is granted pursuant to § 3004;

(b) The treasurer of each political committee, political action committee, and independent expenditure committee which files the Statement of Organization form pursuant to §§ 3000.1, 3000.9, and 3000.13;

(c) The treasurer of each constituent-service program established by an elected public official who files the Statement of Organization form pursuant to § 3014.20(b);

(d) Each Senator and Representative who establishes a Statehood Fund and files the Statement of Information form, pursuant to §§ 3600.1 and 3600.8; and

1. (e) Each ANC candidate following the certification of election results by the Board.
2. (f) The treasurer of each candidate seeking certification and the treasurer of each participating candidate who files a Statement of Registration, pursuant to § 4201.3006.5 The filer of the Report of Receipts and Expenditures shall electronically verify each R&E Report through the use of the confidential PIN Number assigned by the Office of Campaign Finance.3006.6 Each treasurer of a political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure committee, constituent-service program, and Statehood Fund who files the R&E Report shall electronically verify that the filer used all reasonable due diligence in the preparation of the report and to the best of their knowledge, the report is true and complete.3006.7 Each candidate who files the R&E Report shall electronically verify on each R&E Report the statements contained in § 3002.5.3006.8 The treasurer of each independent expenditure committee shall electronically certify the following on each R&E Report:- (a) The contributions received and the expenditures made by the committee have not been controlled or directed by any public official or candidate, any political committee, or by any political party; and
3. (b) The committee has not made a contribution or transfer of funds to any public official or candidate, any political committee, or any political action committee.3006.9 The treasurer of each political action committee shall electronically certify on each R&E Report that the contributions received and the expenditures made by the committee have not been controlled or directed by any public official or candidate, any political committee, or by any political party.

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 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).