[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5702 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5702

 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting 
     period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in the 
         membership of the Council of the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2010

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting 
     period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in the 
         membership of the Council of the District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIMING OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    (a) Reduction of Waiting Period.--Section 401(d)(1) of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.01(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ``one hundred and fourteen days'' and inserting 
``seventy days''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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