5040525 Elections, Board of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amendment to Chapter 12 determining the order of contests and questions on the Primary, General, and Special Election ballots. The position of Attorney General is added to ...
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS
NOTICE OF EMERGENCY AND PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Board of Elections, pursuant to the authority set forth in 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) (2012 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of proposed and emergency rulemaking action to adopt amendments to Section 1202 of Chapter 12 (Ballots), Title 3 (Elections and Ethics), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR)
The amendment to Chapter 12 determines the order of contests and questions on the Primary, General, and Special Election ballots. The position of Attorney General is added to the list of contests.
This emergency rulemaking is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace and welfare of District residents because rules governing the order of contests and questions on the ballot must be effective prior to the General Election, which will take place on November 4, 2014.
The Board adopted these emergency rules at its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at which time the amendments became effective. The emergency amendments to the rules will expire on Thursday, December 4, 2014, one hundred twenty (120) days after the emergency rulemaking were adopted.
The Board also gives notice of its intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these amendments in not less than 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
1202 ORDER OF CONTESTS AND QUESTIONS
1202.1 Contests and questions in any Primary, General or Special Election, if applicable to that election, shall appear on the ballot in the following order:
(a) Electors for President and Vice President of the United States;
(b) Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives;
(c) Mayor of the District of Columbia;
(d) Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia;
(e) At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia;
(f) Ward Member of the Council of the District of Columbia;
(g) Attorney General of the District of Columbia;
(h) United States Senator;
(i) United States Representative;
(j) At-Large Member of the State Board of Education;
(k) Ward Member of the State Board of Education;
(l) Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner;
(m) Short title and summary statement of each proposed initiative, referendum, and Charter amendment; and
(n) Recall measures.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file written comments by no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Office of the General Counsel, Board of Elections, 441 4th Street, N.W., Suite 270N, Washington, D.C. 20001. Please direct any questions or concerns to the Office of the General Counsel at 202-727-2194 or ogc@dcboee.org. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained at cost from the above address, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
