The Board of Elections and Ethics
is an independent Board whose members are nominated by the Mayor and
approved by the City Council; it registers voters and conducts elections,
and it oversees adherence to the election laws and campaign ethics
regulations of the District. For additional information on the Board,
see its web page.
DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Memorandum and Order
in Dawn Matthews v. Yvette Alexander, February
6, 2012Dorothy Brizill, complaint against Andrea Pringle, DC
Board of Elections and Ethics, September
2, 2011DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Memorandum and Order
in Guyot v. Mara, March 15, 2011DC Board of Elections and Ethics Togo D. West, Jr.,
Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2010, PR
18-1096DC Board of Elections and Ethics Togo D. West, Jr.,
Confirmation Emergency Approval Resolution of 2010, PR
18-1097Council Board of Elections and Ethics Investigation
Special Committee, final report, “Moving Forward: Election Reform in
the District,” July 15, 2010 (pages of
the report are watermarked as draft, but this is the final report)Council Board of
Elections and Ethics Investigation Special Committee, After-Action
Report for the November 2008 General Election, April
21, 2009Council Board of
Elections and Ethics Investigation Special Committee Establishment
Extension Resolution of 2008, PR 17-1203City Council, Board of Elections and Ethics
Investigation Special Committee, Subpoena Duces Tecum to Sylvia
Goldsberry-Adams, Acting Executive Director, DC Board of Elections and
Ethics, November 24, 2008City Council, Board of Elections and Ethics
Investigation Special Committee, preliminary report and
recommendations, Restoring Confidence in the District’s Elections, October
8, 2008DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Report of Internal
Review Committee on the September 9, 2008, primary election, October
1, 2008Sequoia Voting Systems, report to the Board of
Elections and Ethics on errors in the September 9, 2008, election, September
22, 2008Subpoena Duces Tecum to Sequoia Voting
Systems from the City Council, Board of Elections and Ethics
Investigation Special Committee, September
19, 2008
District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
Hiram K. Brewton Confirmation Resolution of 2007, PR
17-466Charles R. Lowery, Jr., letter on lobbying, to
Councilmember Carol Schwartz, September 6,
2007District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
Lenora Cole Confirmation Resolution of 2005, PR16-268Dorothy Brizill, DCWatch, complaint to Board of
Elections and Ethics about publication of a false issue of the DC
Register by proponents of the Lottery Expansion Initiative of
2004, June 7, 2004- Mayor Williams appoints Wilma Lewis to the Board of Elections and
Ethics, February 17, 2004- Mayor’s order of appointment of Wilma Lewis to the Board of
Elections and Ethics, May 21, 2004
- Mayor’s order of appointment of Wilma Lewis to the Board of
- David Marlin v. DC Board of Elections and Ethics, US District Court
and Court of Appeals Decisions, September 8, 1999, and January
19, 2001 - Mayor Williams appoints Lenora Cole Alexander and David Marlin
to the Board of Elections and Ethics, September
17, 2003 - Board of Elections and Ethics, letter response to the Inspector
General’s Report of Investigation Concerning Inadequate
Oversight and Misconduct at the District of Columbia Board of
Elections and Ethics and the Office of Campaign Finance, OIG No.
2002-0252, May 28, 2003 - Inspector General, Report of Investigation Concerning Inadequate
Oversight and Misconduct at the District of Columbia Board of
Elections and Ethics and the Office of Campaign Finance, OIG No.
2002-0252, May 22, 2003 - Inspector General, Letter Summarizing Report of Investigation
Concerning Inadequate Oversight and Misconduct at the DC Board of
Elections and Ethics and Office of Campaign Finance, May
22, 2003 - Board of Elections and
Ethics Announces Hearings on Inspector General’s Report on Mayor’s
Fundraising, March 29, 2002