521 CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION:

CHALLENGE AND REQUEST FOR ADDITIONS TO

REGISTRATION ROLL

521.1 Pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1001.07(e)(5)(A) (2006 Repl.), any duly registered voter may initiate the following changes to the registration roll:- (a) 'Challenge' the registration of any person whom the voter believes is fictitious, deceased, a disqualified person, or otherwise ineligible to vote (except with respect to a change of residence); and

- (b) 'Request' the addition of any person whose name has been erroneously omitted or cancelled from the registration roll.521.2 The Board shall not accept a voter registration challenge or application for correction of the voter roll after the forty-fifth (45th) day preceding an election.521.3 During the period beginning on the ninetieth (90th) day before any election and ending on the forty-fifth (45th) day before an election, the Board shall expedite the process described in this section.521.4 Application for the correction of the voter roll or the challenge of the right to vote of any person named on the voter roll shall be in writing and shall include any evidence in support of the challenge that the registrant is not qualified to be a registered voter.521.5 The Board shall send notice to any person whose registration has been challenged, at the address listed on the Board's record, along with a copy of any evidence filed in support of the challenge.521.6 The notice sent to a person whose registration has been challenged shall be sent to the address listed on the Board's records and shall include a statement that the registrant must respond to the challenge not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing of the notice or be cancelled from the voter roll.521.7 The Board's chief voter registration official shall make a determination with respect to the challenge, based on any evidence presented, within ten (10) days of receipt of the challenged registrant's response.521.8 After making a determination with respect to the challenge, the Board's chief voter registration official shall notify, by first class mail, both the challenged registrant and the person who filed the challenge.521.9 Within fourteen (14) days of the date that the chief voter registration official's notice is mailed, any aggrieved party may appeal the chief voter registration

official's determination to the Board.

521.10 The Board shall conduct a hearing and issue a decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the written appeal notice.

521.11 With respect to a request for the addition of a person to the voter roll, if the Board's records do not evidence that the individual named has been erroneously omitted or cancelled, the Board shall send notice of such, by first class (forwardable) mail, to the individual named in the request and the person who filed the request.

521.12 The notice shall advise the requestor that the person whose name was allegedly omitted or dropped from the registration roll, shall submit a voter registration application so that the person may be added to the registration roll as a qualified registered elector.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 57 D.C. Reg. 3267, 3291 (April 16, 2010).