D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 708
708.1 The Precinct Captain shall have full authority to maintain order, pursuant to the Election Act and the regulations contained in this section, including full authority to request police officials to enforce lawful orders of the Precinct Captain.
708.2 The only activity which shall be permitted in the portion of any building used as a polling or vote counting place shall be the conduct of the election.
708.3 The only persons who shall be permitted to be present in polling or counting places are the following:
(a) Designated representatives of the Board;
(b) Police officers;
(c) Duly qualified election watchers;
(d) Persons actually engaged in voting; and
(e) Other persons authorized by the Board.
708.4 No partisan or nonpartisan political activity, or any other activity which, in the judgment of the Precinct Captain, may directly or indirectly interfere with the orderly conduct of the election, shall be permitted in, on, or within a reasonable distance outside the building used as a polling or vote counting place.
708.5 The distance deemed "reasonable" shall be approximately fifty feet (50 ft.) from any door used to enter the building for voting.
708.6 The exact distance shall be determined by the Precinct Captain, depending on the physical features of the building and surrounding area.
708.7 Wherever possible, the limits shall be indicated by a chalk line, or by some other physical marker, at the polling place.
708.8 For the purposes of this section, the term "political activity" shall include without limitation, any activity intended to persuade a person to vote for or against any candidate or measure or to desist from voting.
708.9 A person shall be warned to cease and desist his or her conduct upon any instance of the following:
(a) Violation of the Election Act or regulations contained in this section;
(b) Failure to obey any reasonable order of the Board, or its representative(s); or
(c) Acting in a disorderly manner in, or within a reasonable distance outside the building used as a polling or counting place.
708.10 If the person committing the violation(s) fails to cease and desist the conduct specified in § 708.9, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia shall be requested to evict the person or take other appropriate action.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 D.C. Reg. 2467, 2484-85 (April 10, 1992); and amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7407 (July 30, 2004).