5705 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FILINGS BY ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS AND CANDIDATES

5705.1 An Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in office for at least thirty (30) days of the preceding year, or candidate as defined in D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01(6), shall electronically file a public financial disclosure certification required by Section 224(a)(1)(G) of the Act for the preceding year.

1. (a) The certification shall be due no later than midnight of May 15th of each year;
2. (b) The certification shall be filed electronically with the Board at the Board website;
3. (c) The certification shall be publicly filed; and

5705.2 An Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, or candidate as defined in D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01(6), may request a waiver of the requirement to file electronically. Waiver requests shall be submitted in writing, to the Director, no later than midnight on May 5th of each year. The Director may grant a waiver of the requirement to file electronically for good cause shown as to why the public official is unable to file electronically.

1. (a) A waiver granted by the Director shall be in writing and provided to the requestor.
2. (b) If the waiver is granted, the public financial disclosure certification shall be filed in hard copy, in person or by first class mail. The public financial disclosure certification shall be deemed timely filed if received in the Office of Government Ethics no later than 11:59 pm on May 15th.
3. (c) A denial of the waiver of the requirement to file electronically is appealable to the Board. An appeal is timely filed if submitted to the Board Chairperson and the Director, in writing, in hard copy or electronically, no later than two (2) business days after the date of the Director's decision. The decision of the Board is final and shall be provided in writing to the requestor.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 22866 (August 28, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 015873 (December 20, 2024).