The Challenge Period for nominating petitions
The Challenge Period
For a ten-day period beginning on the third day after the deadline for filing nominating petitions, the Board makes available hard copies and electronic images on CD of each candidate’s petition for inspection and challenge. During the challenge period, any registered voter may review the petition copies. If he or she believes that a candidate’s nominating petition fails to meet the minimum requirements for ballot access, the registered voter may file a written Challenge detailing the petition’s defects.
The ten-day challenge periods for the 2010 elections are as follows:
- July 10 – July 19, 2010 for the September Primary
- August 28 – September 7, 2010 for nonpartisan, independent and minor party candidates in the November General Election
- September 7 – 16, 2010 for candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in the November General Election
The filing of a written Challenge sets in motion the process for a legal determination as to whether the candidate has, in fact, met the minimum requirements for ballot access. The Registrar reviews the Challenge and the nominating petition to verify the validity of the Challenge. Failure to file a complete and concise Challenge may invalidate the Challenge. Petition signers whose residency is challenged because they have moved from the address listed on the Board’s records may validate their signature by filing a change of address within ten days of the Challenge to the nominating petition containing their signature.
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