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On December 10, 2012, in
accordance with [DC Code, Section 1-204.02] the membership of the District of
Columbia Democratic State Committee (DCDSC) will “appoint a qualified elector
affiliated with the Democratic Party to fill the vacancy on the Council due
to the election of Councilmember Phil Mendelson as Chairman of the
Council. The appointment is temporary pending the outcome of a Special
Election to be held by the DC Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) within
70-174 days as established by Law. The candidate who receives 50% plus
one (1) vote of the DCDSC members present and voting will be seated to serve
as interim At-Large Councilmember until the outcome of the Special Election
is known.
Interested
candidates must meet the following requirements
to be placed in consideration
- MUST have legally resided in the
District of Columbia for one (1) year preceding the scheduled appointment.
- MUST have been by Text-Enhance" href="http://dcdemocraticparty.org/">registered
as a Democrat with the DCBOEE on or before December 11, 2011.
- MUST circulate and return
nominating petitions with a minimum of 200 valid signatures of
registered Democrats in the District of Columbia: including at least 25
per Ward and no less than 27 signatures of current DCDSC members.
- Interested candidates MUST
complete a Notification of Candidacy Form when receiving Petitions. If Petitions
are downloaded from the DCDSC website, candidates must file the
electronic notification when downloading the petitions.
- Completed nominating
petitions MUST be accompanied by a Declaration of Candidacy and
Statement of Qualifications/Biographical Sketch (150 words or less each)
as prescribed by the DCDSC.
TIMELINE
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Friday
November 9, 2012
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Issuance of Public Notice/Press Release
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Wednesday
November 14, 2012
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Nominating petitions become available for circulation. Petitions may be obtained online at www.dcdemocraticparty.org
or potential candidates may call 202-714-3368 or 202-558-6389 with
questions or to make arrangements to pick up petitions. All candidates must
file notification of candidacy when receiving petitions.
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Wednesday
November 28, 2012
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Deadline for submission of completed nominating petitions, Notification/Declaration of Candidacy Temporary
Appointment At-Large Councilmember and Statement of
Qualification/Biographical Sketch (150 words or less).
Note: All Documents must be filed in person at 1050 17th
St. NW, Suite 1000. November 26, 2012 is the first day candidates may
file completed petitions.
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Thursday
November 29, 2012
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Preliminary List of Candidates posted online at www.dcdemocraticparty.org
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Thursday, Nov 29 thru Monday Dec 3, 2012
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Official challenge period begins 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 29, 2012 and
Ends Monday December 3, 2012 (Sunday Excluded).
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Wednesday
December 5, 2012
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DCDSC Executive Committee meets to hear/decide all challenges (if
necessary)
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Thursday
December 6, 2012
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Eligible candidates certified. List of eligible candidates provided to the
general public, DCDSC members and listed on website: www.dcdemocraticparty.org.
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Monday
December 10, 2012
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DCDSC Special
Appointment Meeting – 7:00 PM in Caldwell Hall on the campus of Catholic by Text-Enhance" href="http://dcdemocraticparty.org/">University
America at 620 Michigan Avenue, NE. For a map of the
University click on this link http://www.cua.edu/res/docs/cuamap.pdf and Caldwell
Hall is shown at the C12 position on the map. For directions click on
this link http://www.cua.edu/about-cua/directions.cfm.
There is ample parking available and the university is accessible by
Metro at the Brookland-CUA Station.
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Qualified Candidates for the
Temporary Appointment for the Office of Councilmember At-Large
List of candidates circulating petitions
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The Notification of Rules of
Procedure (As approved by
the DCDSC on 12/06/12)
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