District of Columbia Election Campaign Act

District of Columbia Election Campaign Act - Title I: Short Title, Purposes, Definitions - States the purpose of this Act relating to campaign contributions and expenditures in the District of Columbia.

Defines the terms used in this Act.

Title II: Financial Disclosure - Provides that each candidate shall designate one or more Federal or State banks as his campaign depositories. Provides that the central campaign committee of that candidate, and any other political committee authorized by him to receive contributions or to make expenditures on his behalf, shall maintain a checking account at a depository so designated by the candidate and shall deposit any contributions received by the committee into that account. Provides that no expenditures may be made by any such committee on behalf of a candidate or to influence his election except by check drawn on that account, other than petty cash expenditures.

Provides that each candidate shall within ten days after the date on which he has qualified under District of Columbia law as a candidate, or on which he, or any person authorized by him to do so, has received a contribution or made an expenditure in connection with his campaign or for the purposes of preparing to undertake his campaign, file with the District of Columbia Board of Elections a registration statement in such form as the Board may prescribe.

Title III: Board of Elections, Additional Powers - Authorizes the Board to appear in and defend against any action filed under this Act.

Authorizes the Board to appear in the Courts of the District of Columbia to seek recovery of any amounts determined to be payable as a result of examination and audit made pursuant to this Act or other examination and investigations made by the Board.

Title IV: Finance Limitations - Provides that no person may make contributions to, or for the benefit of, a candidate for that candidate's campaign for nomination for election, or election, which in the aggregate, exceeds $1000.

Provides that no candidate may knowingly accept a contribution for his campaign from any person which exceeds, in the aggregate, $1000.

Sets forth penalties for violation of this title.

Prohibits any corporation or labor organization from making any contribution or expenditure for any election in the District of Columbia.

Provides that no person may make any expenditure advocating the election or defeat of a clearly indentified candidate during a calendar year which in the aggregate exceeds $1000.

Provides that no candidate may make expenditures from his personal funds, or the personal funds of his immediate family, in connection with his campaigns for nominations for election, and for election, which exceed, in the aggregate, $25,000.

Title V: Tax Credit - Revises the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act by allowing a tax credit for contributions to candidates for election.

Title VI: Embezzlement - Prohibits the embezzlement of campaigns funds.

Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay or defray the costs of attorney fees for the defense of any persons charged with the commission of a crime.

Sets forth penalties for the violation of this title.