4212.1 The Director of Campaign shall establish a schedule for candidates seeking certification and participating candidates to submit reports of qualified small-dollar contributions from District resident individuals and contributions from non-District resident individuals that include the information required under § 3008.

4212.2 Reports of Receipts and Expenditures (R&E) shall be filed by candidates seeking certification and participating candidates with the Office of Campaign Finance on the following dates:

1. (a) March 10th, June 10th, August 10th, October 10th, and December 10th in the seven (7) months preceding the date on which an election is held for which the candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office;
2. (b) March 10th, April 10th, May 10th, June 10th, August 10th, October 10th, and December 10th, and the eight (8th) day next preceding the date of any primary, general or special election, in any year in which there is held an election for which the candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office;
3. (c) January 31st of each year; and
4. (d) July 31st of each year in which there is no election.

4212.3 Candidates seeking certification only may also file R&E Reports until certification is achieved as a participating candidate in the Fair Elections Program, on the following dates:

1. (a) August 31st, September 30th, and October 31st in the year immediately prior to the year during which an election is held for which the candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office, and;
2. (b) January 10th, February 10th, March 30th, April 30th, May 30th, June 30th, July 10th, August 31st, and September 30th, in any year in which there is held an election for which the candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office.

4212.4 Participating candidates may after certification, also file R&E Reports on the following dates:

1. (a) February 10th, March 30th and April 30th in any year in which there is held a primary election for which the candidate seeks office and the committee

supports a candidate for office; and

(b) July 10th, August 31st, and September 30th in any year in which there is held a general election for which the candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office.

4212.5 All R&E Reports 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.

4212.6 All R&E Reports filed with the Director shall include the following documents underlying the transactions reported during the respective coverage period for upload into the OCF E-Filing and Disclosure System:

1. (a) Contribution Card (the signed or digital receipt of the contributor);
2. (b) Copy of Cancelled check, money order, or credit card transaction;
3. (c) Loan agreement; and
4. (d) Bank statements and deposit slips.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 6632 (May 31, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 13373 (October 11, 2019).