D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 714
Spoiled Ballots
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, 2489-90 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7414 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4245, 4259 (May 14, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7081 (August 6, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11123 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10752 (December 16, 2012)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 941, 957 (February 10, 2012); 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 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
714.1 If a voter makes a mistake in marking a ballot or erroneously defaces or tears a ballot, he or she may surrender the spoiled ballot to a polling official, who shall furnish the voter with another ballot.
714.2 The polling official shall request the voter to place the spoiled ballots into the spoiled ballot envelope.
714.3 The voter shall seal the envelope and shall return it to the polling official before an additional ballot can be issued.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 D.C. Reg. 2467, 2490 (April 10, 1992); and Final Rulemaking published at 51 D.C. Reg. 7414 (July 30, 2004).