D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-4102
An exploratory committee shall be deemed "organized" when any person, or group of persons, formally agree, orally or in writing, and with the consent of the prospective candidate, to examine or explore the feasibility of becoming a candidate for apublic office in the District of Columbia.
Each exploratory committee shall file a Statement of Organization form, prescribed by the Director of the Office of Campaign Finance (the Director) (OCF), within ten (10) days of organization.
An exploratory committee shall amend its Statement of Organization within ten (10) days of any change in the information previously reported on its Statement of Organization.
If an exploratory committee that has filed at least one (1) Statement of Organization disbands or determines that it will no longer receive contributions or make expenditures during a calendar year, it must so notify the Director immediately and file a final Report of Receipts & Expenditures (R&E Report).
An exploratory committee shall have a chairperson and a treasurer, and may elect to list a designated agent, in the Statement of Organization filed pursuant to § 4102.2.
No person may simultaneously serve as the chairperson and treasurer of an exploratory committee.
A chairperson shall be required to file a Statement of Acceptance of Position of Chairperson form with the Director within five (5) days of assuming the office.
A chairperson shall be required to file a Statement of Withdrawal of Position of Chairperson form with the Director within five (5) days of vacating the office.
A treasurer shall be required to file a Statement of Acceptance of Position of Treasurer form with the Director within forty-eight (48) hours of assuming the office.
A treasurer shall be required to appear in person at the Office of Campaign Finance to attend a training program pursuant to § 3001 of Chapter 30 within fifteen (15) days of submitting the Statement of Acceptance of Treasurer form in accordance with § 4102.9.
A treasurer shall be required to file a Statement of Withdrawal of Position of Treasurer form with the Director within forty-eight (48) hours of vacating the office.
When either the office of chairperson or treasurer is vacant, the exploratory committee shall:
The treasurer of an exploratory committee shall obtain and preserve receipted bills and records in accordance with § 3400.2 of Chapter 34 of this title.
An exploratory committee shall neither accept a contribution nor make an expenditure while the office of treasurer is vacant, and no other person has been designated and agreed to perform the functions of treasurer.
Each expenditure made for, or on behalf of, an exploratory committee shall be authorized by either:
No expenditures may be made by an exploratory committee except by check drawn payable to the person to whom the expenditure is being made on the account at a bank designated by the exploratory committee as its depository in its Statement of Organization.
A detailed account of each contribution or expenditure of fifty ($50) or more for or on behalf of an exploratory committee shall be submitted to the treasurer of such committee within five (5) days of the receipt of the contribution or the making of the expenditure upon the treasurer's demand.
The detailed account submitted pursuant to § 4102.16 shall include:
All funds of an exploratory committee shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled with, anyone's personal funds.
Each exploratory committee accepting contributions or making expenditures shall:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-4102