For the purpose of this initiative, the District of Columbia Board of Elections is authorized and directed to conduct at the next scheduled general, special, or primary election held after March 10, 1981, an election to fill the positions of delegate at-large and ward delegate to the constitutional convention, as prescribed in § 1-124.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-171, § 3, 27 DCR 4732; Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-35, § 2(b), 28 DCR 3376; Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 501(k)(1), 59 DCR 1862.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-112.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 19-124 substituted “District of Columbia Board of Elections” for “District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics”.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 401(k)(1) of Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-298, January 29, 2012, 59 DCR 683).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 3-171, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-121.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 4-35, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-121.
Law 19-124, the “Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 19-511, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 6, 2011, and December 20, 2011, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on February 27, 2012, it was assigned Act No. 19-318 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 19-124 became effective on April 27, 2012.