704 POLLING PLACE OFFICIALS

704.1 The operations of polling places and ballot counting places shall be conducted by officials designated by the Board.

704.2 The official in charge of each polling place shall be known as the Precinct Captain.

704.3 The duties of the Precinct Captain may be delegated by the Board or by the Precinct Captain to another official, who shall be known as the Alternate Precinct Captain.

704.4 All polling place officials shall be qualified registered electors in the District of Columbia, except that the Board may appoint individuals who are not qualified registered electors to serve as polling place officials, if the individual:

1. (a) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age on the day that he or she will be a polling place official;
2. (b) Resides in the District of Columbia; and
3. (c) Is enrolled in or has graduated from a public or private secondary school or an institution of higher education.

704.5 Notwithstanding Subsection 704.4 of this section, polling place officials, including precinct captains and polling place workers, who are District government employees are not required to be District residents or qualified electors.

704.6 All polling place officials shall:

1. (a) Complete at least four (4) hours of training;
2. (b) Receive certification by the Board; and
3. (c) Take and sign an oath of office to honestly, faithfully, and promptly perform the duties of office.

704.7 A polling place official's past performance shall be considered before appointing him or her as a polling place official in a subsequent election.

704.8 Unless otherwise provided, Board employees working at early voting centers shall have the same authority and duties as the Precinct Captain and other polling place officials.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467, 2480 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7403 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4245, 4248 (May 14, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6543 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking 68 DCR 011073 (October 22, 2021).