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District of Columbia Election and Ethics Laws

The majority of the District of Columbia's election and ethics laws are codified in Chapters 10 and 11 of Title 1 of the D.C. Official Code. Additional election and ethics laws are codified throughout Chapters 1 - 4 and Chapter 6. Although the D.C. Official Code is available online through the D.C. Council website, individual chapters and subchapters cannot be directly linked here. Please follow the outline below to reach the desired chapters and subchapters of the Code.

• Title 1, Chapter 10, "Elections"
• Title 1, Chapter 11, "Election Campaigns; Lobbying; Conflict of Interest"
• Additional
  • Title 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter II, "Statehood"
  • Title 1, Chapter 2
    • Subchapter III, "District Charter Preamble, Legislative Power, and Charter Amending Procedures
    • Subchapter IV, "The District Charter"
    • Subchapter VII, "Referendum; Succession in Government; Temporary Provisions; Miscellaneous; Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Act; Rules of Construction; and Effective Dates"
  • Title 1, Chapter 3, Subchapter V, "Advisory Neighborhood Commissions"
  • Title 1, Chapter 4, "Delegate to the House of Representatives"
  • Title 1, Chapter 6, Subchapter XVIII, "Employee Conduct"