Campaign Finance Modernization Amendment Act of 2025

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July 14, 2025

Nyasha Howard
Secretary to the Council
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Secretary Howard:

Today, I am introducing the “Campaign Finance Modernization Amendment Act of 2025 ”, along with
Councilmembers Christina Henderson, Janeese Lewis George, and Brianne K. Nadeau. Please find enclosed
a signed copy of the legislation.

The Office of Campaign Finance oversees the administration and enforcement of the District’s campaign
finance laws. A campaign seeking to raise funds, promote a candidate or issue, or expend contributions
on goods and services must adhere to the District’s strong and ethical laws that ensure our elections are
transparent, safe, and secure. Since the last substantive update to the District’s campaign finance laws
through the Campaign Finance Reform Amendment Act of 2018, several issues concerning transparency,
the Fair Elections Program, and the activities of certain political committees, political action committees,
and independent expenditure committees have come to the forefront and must be addressed.

Additionally, in navigating the District’s campaign finance laws, it has become clear that campaigns could
benefit from a customer service-oriented approach within the Office of Campaign Finance that will make
running a political campaign much smoother for campaign staff and volunteers, while at the same time,
ensuring that our elections remain transparent, safe, and secure.

This legislation would make the following changes:

Improving Transparency in our Elections
• Requires additional reporting from committees not currently required to submit more than 2
reports a year and prohibits the Office of Campaign Finance from accepting a report that omits
certain legally-required information;
• Amends the definition of “coordinate” or “coordination” to capture conduct from other political
committees, political action committees, and independent expenditure committees that are not
affiliated with a public official;

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• Requires the Office of Campaign Finance to make available all documents, including orders,
opinions, motions, and responses, pertaining to an investigation on the Office of Campaign
Finance’s website, allowing the public to discern the status and posture of investigations initiated
by the agency;
• Provides the Office of Campaign Finance a specified timeline to conduct a n investigation on a
complaint, promoting a quicker resolution to enforcement issues brought to the agency; and
• Combats the deceptive nature of deepfakes or other manipulated images or audio in elections by
requiring a disclaimer on a deepfake, saying that the image, audio, or video has been manipulated
or altered by artificial intelligence, and prohibiting the distribution of a deepfake within 90 days
of an election.
Adopting a Customer Service-Oriented Approach
• Requires the Office of Campaign Finance to publish and disseminate guides on relevant
information important for a campaign’s operations, like reporting deadlines, pay -to-play
contractor restrictions, and responses to frequently -asked questions about both the traditional
program and the Fair Elections Program, to assist campaigns and volunteers in understanding the
rules and regulations that they would encounter on a daily basis; and
• Establishes an advisory group consisting of current and former campaign treasurers, campaign
finance experts, and donation platforms to meet at least 4 times a year to consult on potential
process improvements for the campaign finance system and the Fair Elections Program.
Fair Elections Program
• Raises the certification threshold for candidates for Chairman, at-large, and Ward members of the
Council and at-large members of the State Board of Education to ensure that public dollars are
being spent appropriately, while at the same time incentivizing competitive races;
• Revokes certification for someone who loses a primary running under the Fair Elections Program
and then switches to run for another covered office in the general election , to ensure good
stewardship of public dollars and promote fairness;
• Requires the Director of Campaign Finance and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to disperse
Fair Elections Program funds within 3 business days during the last 60 days prior to the date of an
election, to provide campaigns with adequate funds and a stable cash flow during the most
intensive period of campaigning; and
• Prohibits a candidate who was expelled from the Council from being certified under the Fair
Elections Program.

Please feel free to reach out to me or my Legislative Director, Antonio Nunes, with any questions or for
additional information.

Sincerely,

Councilmember Charles Allen, Ward 6
Chairperson, Committee on Transportation & the Environment

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Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Charles Allen 2
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Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 6
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A BILL 10
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 15
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To amend the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955 to extend the time period for an 20
elected official to respond to a notice of intention to recall from 10 calendar days to 10 21
business days, to require a petition for a recall filed with the Board of Elections to contain 22
certain information if the petition was printed and circulated by a political committee, 23
political action committee, or independent expenditure committee other than the political 24
committee created in support of the recall, to align the computation of qualified registered 25
electors with the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, and to provide that the Board of 26
Elections shall refuse to accept a petition filed in support of a recall if t he petition 27
contains pages that were printed and circulated by a political committee, political action 28
committee, or independent expenditure committee other than the political committee 29
created in support of the recall, and the number of pages marked as such would result in 30
the petition clearly bearing on its face an insufficient number of signatures to qualify for 31
the ballot ; and to amend the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability 32
Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 to provide for 33
an expanded definition of “coordinate” or “coordination”, to require t he Director of 34
Campaign Finance to make available to the public all documents, including orders, 35
opinions, motions, and responses, pertaining to an investigation on the Office of 36
Campaign Finance’s website , to provide for requirements and a specified timeline for 37
when the Director of Campaign Finance receives a complaint for investigation, to require 38
the Director of Campaign Finance to publish and disseminate guides on relevant 39
information important for a campaign’s operations , to require the Director of Campaign 40
Finance to publish all documents related to an investigation on a publicly -accessible, 41
searchable platform, to require additional reporting from committees to increase 42
transparency, to prohibit the Director of Campaign Finance from accepting a report that 43
omits certain information, to require that all candidates, political action committees, 44
political committees, independent expenditure committees or agents of candidates, 45
political action committees, political committees, or independent expenditure 46

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committees, or persons that publish, distribute, disseminate, or cause to be published, 47
distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the District, certain campaign materials 48
or political communications that use or contain artificial media created or produced using 49
generative artificial intelligence include a certain disclosure in a certain manner, to 50
prohibit the distribution of artificial media within 90 days of an election that do not 51
conform to the disclosure requirements, and to permit injunctive relief by the Superior 52
Court of the District of Columbia and the issuance of civil fines by the Campaign Finance 53
Board for any violations, to specify the fund balance and duration requirements for recall 54
committees, to raise the threshold for certification for the Fair Elections Program for a 55
candidate for Chairman, at-large member, or ward member of the Council and member of 56
the State Board of Education elected at -large, to revoke certification for someone who 57
loses a primary running under the Fair Elections Program and then switches to run for 58
another covered office in the general election, to require the Director of Campaign 59
Finance and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to disperse Fair Elections Program 60
funds within 3 business days during the last 60 days pr ior to the date of an election, to 61
prohibit a candidate who was expelled from the Council from being certified under the 62
Fair Elections Program, to extend the deadline for campaigns to remit funds to the Fair 63
Elections Fund, and to set a minimum fine amount for certain civil penalties. 64
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 66
act may be cited as the "Campaign Finance Modernization Amendment Act of 2025". 67
Sec. 2. The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955 (69 68
Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 69
(a) Section 17 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.17) is amended as follows: 70
(1) Subsection (d)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “10 calendar days” and 71
inserting the phrase “10 business days” in its place. 72
(2) Subsection (f) is amended as follows: 73
(A) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting 74
a semicolon in its place. 75
(B) Paragraph (6) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 76
phrase “; and” in its place. 77
(C) A new paragraph (7) is added to read as follows: 78

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“(7) If the petition was printed and circulated by a political committee, political 79
action committee, or independent expenditure committee other than the political committee 80
created in support of the recall: 81
“(A) The name of the political committee, political action committee, or 82
independent expenditure committee; and 83
“(B) The date when the political committee, political action committee, or 84
independent expenditure committee printed and circulated the petition.”. 85
(3) Subsection (h)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “30 days prior to the date 86
of initial submission to the Board of the notice of intention to recall” and inserting the phrase “30 87
days prior to submission of the signatures for the particular recall petition” in its place. 88
(4) Subsection (i) is amended as follows: 89
(A) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” and inserting a 90
semicolon in its place. 91
(B) Paragraph (6) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 92
phrase “; or” in its place. 93
(C) A new paragraph (7) is added to read as follows: 94
“(7) The petition contains pages that were printed and circulated by a political 95
committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee other than the 96
political committee created in support of the recall , and the number of pages marked as such 97
pursuant to subsection (f)(7) of this section would result in the petition clearly bearing on its face 98
an insufficient number of signatures to qualify for the ballot.”. 99
Sec. 3. The Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and 100
Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19- 101

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124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 102
(a) Section 101 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.01) is amended as follows: 103
(1) Paragraph (10B)(A) is amended to read as follows: 104
“(10B)(A) “Coordinate” or “coordination” means to take an action, including 105
making a contribution or expenditure: 106
“(i) At the explicit or implicit direction, request, or suggestion of a 107
public official, political committee , political action committee, independent expenditure 108
committee, or agent of a political committee , political action committee, or independent 109
expenditure committee; or 110
“(ii) In cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or with other 111
material involvement of a public official, political committee, political action committee, 112
independent expenditure committee, or agent of a political committee, political action 113
committee, or independent expenditure committee. 114
“(B) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a contribution or an 115
expenditure is coordinated with a public official, political committee, political action committee, 116
independent expenditure committee, or agent of a political committee, political action 117
committee, or independent expenditure committee, if: 118
“(i) The contribution or expenditure is made based on information 119
that the public official, political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure 120
committee, or agent of a political committee, political action committee, or independent 121
expenditure committee, provided to the particular person making the contribution or expenditure 122
about its needs or plans, including information about campaign messaging or planned 123
expenditures; 124

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“(ii) The person making the contribution or expenditure retains the 125
professional services of a person who also provides the public official, political committee, 126
political action committee, independent expenditure committee, or agent of a political 127
committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee with professional 128
services related to campaign or fundraising strategy; 129
“(iii) The person making the contribution or expenditure is a 130
political committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee that was 131
established or is or was staffed in a leadership role by an individual who: 132
“(I) Works or previously worked in a senior position or in 133
an advisory capacity on a public official’s staff , public official’s principal campaign committee , 134
or other political committee; or 135
“(II) Who is a member of the public official’s or political 136
committee chair or treasurer’s immediate family; or 137
“(iv) The contribution or expenditure is made for the purpose of 138
financing, directly or indirectly, the election of a candidate or a political committee affiliated 139
with that candidate, and that candidate has fundraised for the person making the expenditure. 140
“(C) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of coordination when a 141
political committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee adopts the 142
same or substantially similar messaging, communications, or advertising as another political 143
committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee.”. 144
(b) Section 303 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.03) is amended as follows: 145
(1) Subsection (c) is amended by adding a new paragraph (6) to read as follows: 146

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“(6) The Director of Campaign Finance shall make available to the public, on the 147
Office of Campaign Finance’s website, a current, electronic docket of all complaints made to the 148
agency and agency investigations, including all filings and determinations filed with or issued by 149
the agency and orders, opinions, motions, and responses pertaining t o those complaints and 150
investigations.”. 151
(2) New subsections (d) and (e) are added to read as follows: 152
“(d)(1) Upon receiving a complaint of an alleged violation of this chapter, the Director of 153
Campaign Finance shall acknowledge receipt to the complainant within 2 business days and 154
inform them of the docket complaint number assigned to the complaint. 155
“(2) If the Director of Campaign Finance, in their discretion, decides to 156
investigate the matter alleged in the complaint for investigation, the Director of Campaign 157
Finance shall have no longer than 60 days from the date of receipt of the complaint for 158
investigation to: 159
“(A) Cause evidence to be presented to the Board, if sufficient evidence 160
exists constituting an apparent violation of this chapter; 161
“(B) Dismiss the complaint, if insufficient evidence exists to present the 162
matter; or 163
“(C) Impose civil penalties upon a determination that a violation of this 164
chapter occurred. 165
“(e) The Director of Campaign Finance shall inform the complainant of the result of the 166
investigation at its conclusion.”. 167
(c) Section 304 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.04) is amended as follows: 168

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(1) Paragraph (8 A) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 169
semicolon in its place. 170
(2) New paragraphs (8B), (8C), (8D), and (8E) are added to read as follows: 171
“(8B)Upon the commencement of each election cycle, revise, publish, and 172
disseminate to all candidates and committees a guide that contains all required filing deadlines, 173
references to statutory and regulatory provisions that may impact a candidate or committee’s 174
operations, and responses to frequently asked questions received by the Director of Campaign 175
Finance regarding the Fair Elections Program or the traditional program. 176
“(8C) Publish, revise, and disseminate a lay-friendly guide that contains 177
information to covered contractors , candidates, and committees about covered contractor 178
contributions, as detailed in section 334a of this act. 179
“(8D) Publish all documents pertaining to an investigation, including orders, 180
opinions, motions, and responses, online in a publicly accessible, widely accepted, 181
nonproprietary, searchable, platform -independent, sortable, computer -readable format within 24 182
hours. 183
“(8E) Convene at least 4 times a year an advisory group consisting of current and 184
former campaign treasurers , campaign finance experts, and donation platforms to consult on 185
potential process improvements for the campaign finance system and the Fair Elections Program; 186
and”. 187
(d) Section 309 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.09) is amended as follows: 188
(1) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 189
“(b) All committees shall file the reports required by subsection (a) of this section on the 190
following dates: 191

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“(1) March 10, June 10, August 10, September 10, October 10, November 10, and 192
December 10 in the 7 months preceding the date on which an election is held for which the 193
candidate seeks office and the committee supports a candidate for office; 194
“(2) January 31, March 10, June 10, August 10, September 10, October 10, 195
November 10, and December 10 and the 8th day next preceding the date of any election , in any 196
year in which there is held an election for which the candidate seeks office and the committee 197
supports a candidate for office; 198
“(3) January 31, March 10, June 10, August 10, and December 10; provided, that 199
a committee no later than January 31 declares its intention to not support a candidate during an 200
election year under 3 DCMR § 3000.18; and 201
“(4) January 31, March 10, June 10, August 10, and December 10, in a non -202
election year; provided, that a committee no later than January 31 of the non -election year 203
declares its intention to not support a candidate during an election year under 3 DCMR § 204
3000.18.”. 205
(2) A new subsection (g) is added to read as follows: 206
“(g) The Director of Campaign Finance shall not accept a report required by subsection 207
(a) of this section where the report does not comply with the requirements laid out in subsection 208
(c)(2) of this section.”. 209
(e) Section 313(a)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 1 -1163.13(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 210
phrase “any public official, political committee affiliated with a public official, or an agent of a 211
public official or political committee affiliated with a public official ” and inserting the phrase 212
“public official, political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure 213

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committee, or agent of a political committee, political action committee, or independent 214
expenditure committee” in its place. 215
(f) A new section 315a is added to read as follows: 216
“Sec. 315a. Additional identification of political advertising using artificial media. 217
“(a) A candidate, political action committee, political committee, independent 218
expenditure committee, or an agent of a candidate, political action committee, political 219
committee, or independent expenditure committee, or person that publishes, distributes, or 220
disseminates, or causes to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to a person in the District, 221
campaign material that is produced using or containing artificial media shall include the 222
following disclosure: 223
“(1)(A) For media that is only a still image, the disclosure shall include the 224
statement, “This image has been altered or modified through the use of artificial intelligence or 225
other digital technology to display an appearance or conduct that did not occur.”. 226
“(B) The statement required under subparagraph (A) of this subsection 227
shall be written in a type size that is: 228
“(i) Easily readable by the average viewer; and 229
“(ii) Not smaller than the largest type size of other text appearing 230
in the still image. 231
“(2)(A) For media that is only an audio recording, the disclosure shall include the 232
statement, “This audio has been altered or modified through the use of artificial intelligence or 233
other digital technology to display a sound or voice that did not occur.”. 234
“(B) The statement required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 235
be read: 236

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“(i) In a clearly spoken manner and in a pitch that can be easily 237
heard by the average listener; and 238
“(ii) At the beginning of the audio recording, at the end of the 239
audio recording, and if the audio is greater than two minutes in length, interspersed within the 240
audio at intervals of not greater than two minutes each. 241
“(3)(A) For media that is a video recording, the disclosure shall include the 242
statement, “This video has been altered or modified through the use of artificial intelligence or 243
other digital technology to display an appearance, conduct, sound, or voice that did not occur.”. 244
“(B) The statement required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 245
be written in: 246
“(i) Text that remains visible to the viewer for the duration of the 247
video recording; and 248
“(ii) In a type size that is easily readable to the average viewer and 249
placed in a conspicuous location in the frame of the video. 250
“(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a candidate, political action 251
committee, political committee, independent expenditure committee, or an agent of a candidate, 252
political action committee, political committee, or independent expenditure committee, or person 253
shall not, within 90 days of an election at which a candidate will appear on the ballot, initiative, 254
referendum, or recall, publish, distribute, or disseminate artificial media that the person knows or 255
should have known is artificial media. 256
“(c) A candidate, political action committee, political committee, or independent 257
expenditure committee, or person whose appearance, conduct, sound, or voice is represented 258
through the use of artificial media in violation of this section may seek injunctive or other 259

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equitable relief in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia prohibiting the publication of 260
the artificial media. 261
“(d) A candidate, political action committee, political committee, independent 262
expenditure committee or agent of a candidate, political action committee, political committee, 263
or independent expenditure committee, or person that violates the provisions of this section, in 264
addition to any other penalty provided by law, may be assessed a civil penalty by the Campaign 265
Finance Board of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for the 266
second and each subsequent offense. 267
“(e) For purposes of this section, “artificial media” in political advertising means an 268
image, audio recording, or video of an individual’s appearance, conduct, sound, or voice that has 269
been fully or partially created or intentionally manipulated or modified with the use of generative 270
artificial intelligence or other digital technology in a manner to create or produce a realistic but 271
false image, audio, or video, that: 272
“(1) Depicts a candidate, political action committee, political committee, 273
independent expenditure committee, or agent of a candidate, political action committee, political 274
committee, or independent expenditure committee, or person with the intent to injure the 275
reputation of the candidate, political action committee, political committee, independent 276
expenditure committee, or agent of a candidate, political action committee, political committee, 277
or independent expenditure committee, or person or otherwise deceive a voter; or 278
“(2) Appears to a reasonable person to depict a real individual, the individual’s 279
speech, or the individual’s conduct that did not actually occur. 280
“(f) This section does not apply to: 281

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“(1) A provider of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 282
230(f), or an information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153; 283
“(2) A radio or television broadcasting station, including a cable or satellite 284
television operator, programmer, or producer, that broadcasts artificial media prohibited by this 285
section as part of a bona fide newscast, news interview, news documentary, or on -the-spot 286
coverage of bona fide news events, if the broadcast clearly acknowledges through content or a 287
disclosure, in a manner that can be easily heard or read by the average listener or viewer, that 288
there are questions about the authenticity of the materially artificial audio or visual media, or in 289
cases where federal law requires broadcasters to air advertisements from legally qualified 290
candidates; 291
“(3) A radio or television broadcasting station, including a cable or satellite 292
television operator, programmer, or producer, when it is paid to broadcast artificial audio or 293
visual media and has made a reasonable effort to establish the depiction is not artificial audio or 294
visual media, or in cases where federal law requires broadcasters to air advertisements from 295
legally qualified candidates; 296
“(4) An internet service or website provider, or a regularly published newspaper, 297
magazine, or other periodical of general circulation, including an internet or electronic 298
publication, that routinely carries news and commentary of general interest, and that publishes 299
materially artificial audio or visual media prohibited by this section, if the publication clearly 300
states that the materially artificial audio or visual media does not accurately represent the speech 301
or conduct of the candidate; 302
“(5) Content that constitutes satire or parody.”. 303
(g) A new section 327a is added to read as follows: 304

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“Sec. 327a. Fund balance and duration requirements for recall committees. 305
“(a) Any surplus, residual, or unexpended campaign funds received by a political 306
committee in support or opposition to a recall shall be: 307
“(1) Transferred to: 308
“(A) A political committee; 309
“(B) A nonprofit organization within the meaning of section 501(c) of the 310
Internal Revenue Code, operating in good standing in the District for a minimum of one calendar 311
year before the date of any transfer; or 312
“(2) Returned to the donors as follows: 313
“(A) In the case of an election where a recall is successful, within 6 314
months after the election; or 315
“(B) In the case of a recall where the recall fails to gain ballot access, 316
within 6 months after the date the Board of Elections announce s as the date to file the recall 317
petition with the Board of Elections. 318
“(b) The duration of a political committee in support or opposition to a recall shall 319
terminate either: 320
“(1) 6 months after an election to recall a public official , if the recall obtains 321
ballot access; or 322
“(2) 6 months after the date the Board of Elections announces as the date to file 323
the recall petition with the Board of Elections, if the recall does not obtain ballot access.”. 324
(h) Section 332c (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.32c) is amended as follows: 325
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended as follows: 326

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(A) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “ 300 small-dollar 327
contributors, which, in the aggregate, total $15,000 ” and inserting the phrase “500 small -dollar 328
contributors, which, in the aggregate, total $20,000” in its place. 329
(B) Subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the phrase “ 250 small-dollar 330
contributors, which, in the aggregate, total $12,000 ” and inserting the phrase “350 small -dollar 331
contributors, which, in the aggregate total $17,500” in its place. 332
(C) Subparagraph ( E) is amended by striking the phrase “at least 150 333
small-dollar contributors, which, in the aggregate, total $5,000” and inserting the phrase “at least 334
200 small-dollar contributors, which, in the aggregate, total $8,000” in its place. 335
(2) Subsection (c) is amended by adding a new paragraph (3A) to read as follows: 336
“(3A) Loses in the primary election for the covered office as a certified candidate 337
and runs for a different covered office in the general election.”. 338
(3) Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows: 339
“(e)(1) Within 5 business days after the receipt of a report made under section 309(a), (b-340
1), the Director of Campaign Finance shall direct the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to 341
disburse payments under this section. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall disburse the 342
payments within 5 business days after receiving direction to do so from the Director of 343
Campaign Finance. 344
“(2) For report s filed within the last 60 days of a primary or general election, 345
within 3 business days after receipt, the Director of Campaign Finance shall direct the Office of 346
the Chief Financial Officer to disburse payments under this section. The Office of the Chief 347
Financial Officer shall disburse the payments within 3 business days after receiving direction to 348
do so from the Director of Campaign Finance.”. 349

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(4) A new subsection (f) is added to read as follows: 350
“(f) The Director of Campaign Finance shall not certify a participating candidate for a 351
seat for a covered office in an election cycle if the candidate was expelled by the Council 352
pursuant to section 401(e) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, effective July 31, 2013 353
(D.C. Law 19-124A; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.01(e)). 354
(i) Section 332h (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.32h) is amended as follows: 355
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 356
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “No later than 60 357
days” and inserting the phrase “No later than 120 days” in its place. 358
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “No later than 60 359
days” and inserting the phrase “No later than 120 days” in its place. 360
(2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “No later than 60 days” 361
and inserting the phrase “No later than 120 days” in its place. 362
(3) Subsection (c) is amended by “striking the phrase “ an additional 180 days 363
after the 60 -day periods in subsections (a) and (b) of this section if the participating candidate 364
submits documentation of the funds to the Director of Campaign Finance no later than the last 365
day of the 60 -day period ” and inserting the phrase “ an additional 90 days after the 120-day 366
periods in subsections (a) and (b) of this section if the participating candidate submits 367
documentation of the funds to the Director of Campaign Finance no later than the last day of the 368
120-day period” in its place. 369
(j) Section 335(a) (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.35(a)is amended as follows: 370
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “ not more than $2,000” and 371
inserting the phrase “not less than $100, but not more than $2,000” in its place. 372

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(2) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 373
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “ not more than 374
$4,000 for the first offense and not more than $10,000 ” and inserting the phrase “ not less than 375
$250, but not more than $4,000 for the first offense and not less than $10,000” in its place. 376
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “ not to exceed 377
$4,000 for the first offense, and not more than $10,000 ” and inserting the phrase “not less than 378
$500, but not more than $4,000 for the first offense, and not less than $10,000” in its place. 379
(C) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “ not to exceed 380
$4,000” and inserting the phrase “not less than $250, but not more than $4,000” in its place. 381
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 382
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 383
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 384
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 385
Sec. 5. Effective date. 386
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 387
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30 -day period of congressional review as 388
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia H ome Rule Act, approved December 389
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1 -206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 390
Columbia Register. 391