600 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

600.1 Acceptance by the Board or the Office of Campaign Finance of reports and statements required to be filed by a candidate pursuant to D.C. Code §§ 1-1101.01 et seq. (2006 Repl.), shall not be construed as a determination by the Board that the candidate is eligible for the particular office which he or she seeks.

600.2 For purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise provided, the following term shall have the meaning ascribed:

(a) The term "candidate for nomination" means an individual who is seeking to win a party primary or is seeking ballot access in a general or special election by having registered voters sign a nominating petition to have his or her name printed directly on the ballot;

(b) The term "candidate for election" means an individual who has won a party primary or survived the challenge period (D.C. Code § 1-1001.08(o) (2006 Repl.)) after filing a petition to have his or her name printed directly on the general election ballot;

(c) The term "write-in nominee" means an individual whose name is written on the ballot by a voter in a primary, general, or special election and whose eligibility as a candidate in the election has not been determined by the Executive Director or his or her designee; and

(d) The term "eligible," when used with the term "candidate," includes an individual who is not ineligible to be a candidate pursuant to D.C. Code § 1-1001.15(b) (2006 Repl.), and who meets or is capable of meeting those statutory requirements necessary to serve in a particular office by the date of the election in which he or she seeks the office.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is section 5 of the District of Columbia Election Act, 69 Stat. 700, ch. 862, § 5, D.C. Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2006 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 27 D.C. Reg. 3805 (August 29, 1980), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 27 D.C. Reg. 2768-69 (June 27, 1980); and further amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 D.C. Reg. 5289, 5294-95 (October 14, 1983).