Section 3-908. APPOINTMENT PENDING SPECIAL ELECTION: PARTY-AFFILIATED AT-LARGE COUNCIL SEAT

 

908.1Within a reasonable period after receiving notice from the D.C. Board of Elections of a vacancy in a party-affiliated at-large council seat, the central (state) committee of that party shall appoint a qualified elector registered with the same party to fill the office until the D.C. Board of Elections holds a special election and certifies the winner as provided by D.C. Official Code § 1-204.01(d)(2) (2012 Repl.).

 

908.2The central (state) committee of the party appointing a registered qualified elector affiliated with its party shall be currently registered as a political committee with the D.C. Board of Elections and have on file with the Board a certified copy of the organization’s current constitution and by-laws.

 

908.3The elector appointed to the Council pursuant to the Charter and these rules shall, within thirty (30) days of the appointment, comply with the requirements of D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1106.02(a) and (b) (2012 Repl.).

 

authority

The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1726 (April 17, 1981), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 403 (January 23, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8058 (September 16, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015).