D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 713
713.1 Only duly registered voters shall be permitted to cast a regular ballot.713.2 Each duly registered voter shall cast a ballot at the polling place serving the residence address of the registered voter.713.3 During the hours of voting, the Board shall place in each polling place an alphabetical list (Master Index) of all persons registered in that precinct and eligible to vote in the election who have not been designated as inactive on the voter roll.713.4 A listing of the registrants contained in the Master Index shall be available for public inspection.713.5 The information printed on the Master Index in each polling place shall include the name, address, party affiliation (where applicable), and single member district (where applicable) of each duly registered voter residing in the precinct.713.6 When a duly registered voter appears at the polling place to vote, the designated election official shall locate and read aloud the voter's name, address, and party affiliation (where applicable) from the Master Index.713.7 The voter shall confirm the accuracy of the name, address, and party affiliation, where applicable, before signing the Master Index.713.8 The act of signing the Master Index shall be deemed confirmation that the voter's name, address, and party affiliation are correct as shown on the Board's records.713.9 After the voter has signed the Master Index, the polling official shall perform the following duties:- (a) Issue a Voter Card to the voter;
- (b) Require that the voter's full name be printed on the Voter Card; and
- (c) Direct the voter to the appropriate polling place official to obtain a ballot.713.10 The designated polling official shall be responsible for the following:- (a) Receiving the Voter Card;
- (b) Twice announcing clearly and publicly the name and party on the Voter Card in a primary election, and the name and ANC Single-Member District on the Voter Card in a general election;
- (c) Ascertaining whether the voter will vote using the OSVE or the direct recording electronic (DRE) voting equipment;
- (d) Issuing to voters selecting the OSVE the ballots to which they are entitled, and issuing to voters selecting the DRE voting equipment the electronic voter cards to which they are entitled; and
- (e) Depositing the Voter Card in a container provided for that purpose.713.11 In the event that a voter chooses to use the Board's OSVE, the voter will complete his or her ballot and submit such ballot according to instructions which will be provided at the polling place.713.12 In the event that the OSVE becomes inoperable for any reason during the election process, voters will place voted ballots into the auxiliary bin ballot slot of the ballot box. All ballots
deposited in this auxiliary slot will be tabulated at the close of polls, either at the polling place if the machine regains operability, or at the Board's counting center, if not.
713.13 In the event that a voter chooses to use the Board's DRE voting equipment, the voter will be given an electronic voting card for the purpose of voting and will complete his or her ballot according to instructions which will be provided at the polling place.
713.14 In the event that the DRE voting equipment becomes inoperable for any reason during the election process voters will be directed to use the OSVE and submit their ballots in the manner prescribed in subsection 713.11 or, if applicable, 713.12.
713.15 Any repairs conducted on either the OSVE or DRE equipment will be performed in the presence and view of:
(a) An election official who shall note in writing all repair activity, and;
(b) Designated poll watchers who will be provided with any available information pertaining to system activity.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 D.C. Reg. 2467, 2489-90 (April 10, 1992); Amendments to Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7414 (July 30, 2004) and 51 D.C. Reg. 2718 (March 12, 2004); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 D.C. Reg. 5753, 5756 (July 17, 2009).