4766985 Resolution 20-402, “Board of Elections Nominating Petition Circulator Affidavit Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

20-402  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

February 4, 2014

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to Congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955 to establish that each nominating petition circulator must make and sign an affidavit that states that he or she is a qualified petition circulator as that term is defined in the Election Code.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Board of Elections Nominating Petition Circulator Affidavit Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Board of Elections Nominating Petition Circulator Affidavit Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, effective November 7, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-209; 60 DCR 15779) (“Emergency  Amendment Act”), is set to expire on February 5, 2014.

(b) The Nominating Petition Circulator Affidavit Temporary Amendment Act of 2013, effective December 21, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-240; 60 DCR 34) (“Temporary Amendment Act”), is projected to become law on March 6, 2014.

(c) This Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap between the expiration of the Emergency Amendment Act and the enactment of the Temporary Amendment Act.

 

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Board of Elections Nominating Petition Circulator Affidavit Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.