District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
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The District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics, or BOEE, is the independent agency of the District
government responsible for the administration of elections, ballot
access and voter registration. The BOEE consists of three active Board members, an Executive Director, a General Counsel and a number of support staff who run the day-to-day operations of the agency.
Within the BOEE is the Office of Campaign Finance which enforces DC laws related to campaign finance, lobbying and conduct of public officials.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
government responsible for the administration of elections, ballot
Ballot
A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. Each voter uses one ballot, and ballots are not shared. In the simplest elections, a ballot may be a simple scrap of paper on which each voter writes in the name of a candidate, but governmental elections use pre-printed to protect the...
access and voter registration. The BOEE consists of three active Board members, an Executive Director, a General Counsel and a number of support staff who run the day-to-day operations of the agency.
Within the BOEE is the Office of Campaign Finance which enforces DC laws related to campaign finance, lobbying and conduct of public officials.