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District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act; Other short titles: District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Long title: To reorganize the governmental structure of the District of Columbia, to provide a charter for local government in the District of Columbia subject to acceptance by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia, to delegate ...
District Charter amendments are changes to the District of Columbia Home Rule Charter, the law that established the D.C. government and its authority. [12] They require a majority vote to pass the D.C. Council, a majority of voters to approve the amendment, and then are submitted to Congress for a 35-business day congressional review period.
The most significant intrusion into the district's local affairs since the Home Rule Act was when Congress removed the district's authority to control its finances in the mid-1990s. The situation was a result of mismanagement and waste in the district's local government, particularly during the mayoralty of Marion Barry. [60]
Two items on the Nov. 8 ballot would alter Miami-Dade County’s charter to beef up the county’s legal defenses of its “home rule” autonomy against some state action.
The five proposed amendments will appear as Questions 1 through 5 on Nov. 5 general election ballots. ... Question 3: Charter amendment to resolve two-candidate elections at the general election ...
Nov. 11—MANCHESTER — Voters were split on the charter revision questions on the ballot Election Day, with three of the four approved. Referendum questions to provide for the direct election of ...
The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The Home Rule Act devolves certain powers of the United States Congress to the local government, which consists of a mayor and a 13-member council. However, Congress retains the ...
Pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Certificate Rule 7.1, the Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) states that it is a charitable corporation, organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General