A bill to amend the District of Columbia Election Act to remove the prohibition on certain officeholders in the District of Columbia being candidates for certain other offices, to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to increase the authority of the government of the District of Columbia with respect to political activities of District of Columbia employees, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the District of Columbia Election Act to make any person holding the office of Mayor, Delegate, Chairman or member of the Council of the District of Columbia, or member of the Board of Education, eligible, while holding such office, to be a candidate for any other of such offices in any election. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to except the Mayor, and the Chairman and members of the Council, and certain of their employees, from the prohibition against specified political activities.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 January 1978

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