Posts tagged Hatch Act
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Breakfast links: Who’s on the Council
Committees are out; Silverman runs; Politics for all; Windshield Washingtonian; UDC president fired; Officer reluctant to ticket driver; McDonnell commits to 460; A very desirable house; And…. Keep reading…
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DC Home Rule almost had… nonpartisan elections
During Hurricane Sandy, I passed the time by reading the legislative history of the DC Home Rule Act. This 1973 bill, which gave District residents the right to vote for local leaders who can make local laws for the first time in 99 years, established the system of government DC has today. But what might have been? Congress considered a lot of different alternatives for Home Rule. Keep reading…