D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 712
Special Ballot Appeal Rights
Authority: District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2016 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)). 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 56 DCR 5753-55 (July 17, 2009); 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 published at 67 DCR 14502 (December 11, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009504 (July 29, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 012730 (September 22, 2023).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
712 SECRECY OF THE BALLOT
712.1 Before any optical scan voting equipment ("OSVE") is used for deposit of voted ballots, the Precinct Captain shall:
- (a) Inspect the interior of the OSVE to show any voters and/or watchers that all ballot receiving areas are empty;
- (b) Secure and lock the ballot receiving areas of the OSVE;
- (c) Produce a zero-printout and, after ascertaining that vote totals opposite all voting positions are set at zero (0000), sign said printout;
- (d) Inspect OSVE counter display to insure that it reads zero (0000).
712.2 From the time of the procedure specified in § 712.1 until the close of the polls, the polling official attending the OSVE shall ascertain that:
- (a) Only official ballots are deposited in the OSVE;
- (b) Nothing is removed from the OSVE; and
- (c) The secrecy of each voter's ballot is preserved.
712.3 Each voter shall pass his or her voted paper ballot through the OSVE before leaving the polling place.
712.4 Provision shall be made for maintaining the secrecy of the voted ballot while the voter carries it from voting booth to OSVE.
712.5 The OSVE's shall, at all times from the opening of the polls until the ballots, cartridges, and memory packs are returned to the counting center, be attended by a Precinct Captain or other official.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 D.C. Reg. 2467, 2488-89 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7412-7413 (July 30, 2004); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 D.C. Reg. 5753, 5755-56 (July 17, 2009).