Posts tagged Vacancy Appointments
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Breakfast links: It’s a Klein world after all
100 against Klein, Tregoning; Challenges ahead for Gabe; Wal-Mart coming to DC; Metro has roof and communication troubles; DCDSC doesn’t want to be democratic; Maryland cancels MARC bid; Where should CaBi go next?; Not all of the NPS is a black box; And…. Keep reading…
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Orange objects to a fairer special election process
DCDSC National Committeeman Vincent Orange, a presumptive leader in the race to fill Kwame Brown’s to-be-vacated at-large council seat, is drawing battle lines around any proposals to amend the Home Rule Act or convince the DSDSC to appoint a caretaker. In an e-mail to committee members, Orange suggests that the Democratic party is being targeted unfairly. He… Keep reading…
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DC Dems should appoint a caretaker to Kwame Brown’s seat
In January, DC Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown will vacate his current at-large seat, and the DC Democratic State Committee will appoint a temporary successor. This is a terrible provision of the law. The DCDSC should select someone who doesn’t plan to run permanently, and the Home Rule Act should be amended to remove this appointment power. The DC Home Rule Act calls… Keep reading…