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A RESOLUTION
20-248
IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 10, 2013
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955 and the Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Public Disclosure Amendment Act of 2011 to reflect all elected offices in relevant sections.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Election Code Conforming Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2013".
Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to amend the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955 and the Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Public Disclosure Amendment Act of 2011 to reflect all elected offices in advance of the 2014 primary.
(b) The laws must be updated to reflect the number of signatures necessary for nominating petitions; recount procedures for all elected offices; candidacy limitations; limitations on honoraria and royalties; and fundraising limits for all candidates in advance of the 2014 primary.
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 Election Code Conforming Emergency Amendment Act of 2013 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
