,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #aa1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,district of 
,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to permit the
 ,district of ,columbia to establish the
 timing of special elections for local  
office in the ,district of ,columbia4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,district of ,columbia ,special 
,elections ,home ,rule ,act4  #b4       
,timing of special elections for local  
office in ,district of ,columbia  7a7   
,council  7#a7 ,chair ,the first        
sentence of section #dja7;b77#c7 of the 
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
7sec4 #a-bjd4ja7;b77#c71 ,d4,c4         
,official ,code7 is amended to read as  
follows3 ,to fill a vacancy in the      
,office of ,chairman1 the ,board of     
,elections shall hold a special election
 in the ,district in accordance with    

such procedures1 including procedures   
establishing the time of the election1  
as may be established by law of the     
,district of ,columbia44  7#b7 ,members 
elected from wards ,the first sentence  
of section #dja7;d77#a7 of such ,act    
7sec4 #a-bjd4ja7;d77#a71 ,d4,c4         
,official ,code7 is amended to read as  
follows3 ,in the event of a vacancy in  
the ,council of a member elected from a 
ward1 the ,board of ,elections shall    
hold a special election in the ,district
 in accordance with such procedures1    
including procedures establishing the   
time of the election1 as may be         
established by law of the ,district of  
,columbia44  7#c7 ,members elected      
at-large ,the second sentence of section
 #dja7;d77#b7 of such ,act 7sec4        
#a-bjd4ja7;d77#b77 is amended by        
striking and such special election and  
all that follows and inserting the      
following3 and such special election    
shall be held in accordance with such   
procedures1 including procedures        

establishing the time of the election1  
as may be established by law of the     
,district of ,columbia44  7b7 ,mayor    
,the first sentence of section          
#dba7;c77#b7 of such ,act 7sec4         
#a-bjd4ba7;c77#b71 ,d4,c4 ,official     
,code7 is amended to read as follows3   
,to fill a vacancy in the ,office of    
,mayor1 the ,board of ,elections shall  
hold a special election in the ,district
 in accordance with such procedures1    
including procedures establishing the   
time of the election1 as may be         
established by law of the ,district of  
,columbia44  7c7 ,attorney ,general ,the
 first sentence of section #dce7;b77#a7 
of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4ce7;b77#a71   
,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by   
striking the ,board of ,elections and   
all that follows and inserting the      
following3 the ,board of ,elections     
shall hold a special election in the    
,district in accordance with such       
procedures1 including procedures        
establishing the time of the election1  

as may be established by law of the     
,district of ,columbia44  #c4 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by this ,act 
shall apply with respect to vacancies   
occurring after the expiration of the   
one-year period which begins on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4