Campaign
Finance Guide
Section
14: Statehood Fund Program
What
is the District of Columbia Statehood Fund?
(DC Official Code § 1-123(g)(1))
A “District of Columbia Statehood Fund” is any fund
established by the DC Senator or Representative to support the
purposes and operations of the public office of Senator or Representative.
Limitations
on the Statehood Fund
(DC Official Code § 1-123(g)(3))
The Senator
or Representative may not expend monies from the Statehood fund
for promoting or opposing any political party or committee,
nor the nomination, election or recall of any individual to
or from public office.
Reporting
Requirements
(DC Official Code § 1-123(g)(3))
Each Senator and Representative
must file a Report of Receipts and Expenditures quarterly on
the first (1st) day of January, April, July and October of each
year.
Things to Remember
- Only the
District of Columbia Senator and Representative may establish
a Statehood Fund.
- A Statehood
Fund may not expend monies for political purposes.
- Each Senator
and Representative is required to file a Report of Receipts and
Expenditures on a quarterly basis.
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