ANC NOMINATION PETITIONS AVAILABLE ON WED!
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25 signatures of duly registered voters who reside in the same Single-Member District as the candidate
Petition Circulation Guidelines
Below is a set of guidelines each circulator should know before circulating a petition page. If these instructions are not followed, the nominating petition may be invalidated by the Board or through the challenge period described elsewhere in this Guide. If you would like copies of these guidelines to give to your circulators, please ask any member of the Voter Services staff.
Every nominating petition page must have a circulator who witnesses all the signatures on the petition page and then signs the Circulator’s Affidavit. This affidavit is signed under penalty of perjury. It does not need to be sworn to before a notary or Board official.
The Circulator of the Nominating Petition
The circulator of the petition must:
Be a qualified registered voter in the District of Columbia
Watch each voter sign his or her name to the petition page
Complete and sign the Circulator’s Affidavit on the back of each page
It is essential that the circulator personally witness each signature on the petition. A petition may not be left on a table unattended or passed among potential signers if the circulator is not accompanying the petition page. There can be only one circulator for each petition page. That circulator must complete and sign the Circulator’s Affidavit on the back of each page attesting, under penalty of perjury, that he or she personally witnessed each voter’s signature. Failure to complete the Circulator’s Affidavit could invalidate all signatures on the page.
The Signers of the Nominating Petition
Each signer of the petition must:
Be a registered voter in the District at the time he or she signs the petition. The signature of a new applicant who fills out a Voter Registration Application at the same time is not valid.
Sign the petition using the name under which he or she is registered to vote. Failure to do so could invalidate the signature.
Sign his or her own name. A person may not sign a petition for another individual. If a petition signer is unable to sign the petition, the signer may make his or her mark in the space for signature. The signature will not be counted unless the person witnessing the mark attaches to the petition an affidavit attesting that he or she explained the contents of the petition to the signer and saw the signer mark the petition.
Provide the residence address where he or she is registered to vote or, if the address provided is different than the address which appears on the signer's registration record, file a change of address within 10 days of any challenge to the candidate’s nominating petition. The street name and number must be provided on the petition. The signer may not use a Post Office Box Number.
Provide the date on the petition when signing. Ditto marks should not be used.
If the candidate is seeking nomination in a primary election:
The signer must be registered in the same party as the candidate.
If the candidate is seeking nomination as a member of a minor party or as an independent:
The signer may be registered with any or no party.
If the candidate is seeking nomination from a ward:
The signer must live and be registered to vote in the same ward as the candidate.
If the candidate is seeking nomination from an ANC single-member district (SMD):
The signer must be registered to vote in the same SMD.
A voter may sign the nominating petition of more than one candidate seeking nomination for the same office. However, a voter may not sign the petition for an individual candidate more than once.
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