[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 5702 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5702


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2010

                                Received

                           December 22, 2010

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting 
period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in local offices 
                      in 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 LOCAL OFFICE IN DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    (a) Council.--
            (1) Chairman.--Section 401(b)(3) of the District of 
        Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.01(b)(3), D.C. Official 
        Code) is amended by striking ``one hundred and fourteen days'' 
        and inserting ``seventy days''.
            (2) Members elected from wards.--Section 401(d)(1) of such 
        Act (sec. 1-204.01(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
        striking ``one hundred and fourteen days'' and inserting 
        ``seventy days''.
            (3) Members elected at large.--Section 401(d)(2) of such 
        Act (sec. 1-204.01(d)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
        striking ``one hundred and fourteen days'' and inserting 
        ``seventy days''.
    (b) Mayor.--Section 421(c)(2) of such Act (sec. 1--204.21(c)(2), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``one hundred and fourteen 
days'' and inserting ``seventy days''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.