Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Candidates need valid signatures from 3,000 District voters by Jan. 23 to appear on the April 23 ballot.
The 15 people who have picked up nominating petitions have until Jan. 23 to get enough signatures so their names appear on the April 23 special election ballot for the At-Large seat on the District Council. The election will fill the seat vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became Council Chairman in November. In December, Anita Bonds, chairwoman of the DC Democratic State Committee, was selected to serve as the interim at-large councilmember. In addition to Bonds, the list of potential candidates includes some familiar names from recent races, including A.J. Cooper, Patrick Mara, and Michael A. Brown. Cooper ran in the fall at-large race, which independent David Grosso won in November. Patrick Mara ran in last spring's special election, …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The election will fill the seat vacated by DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
The special election to fill the At-large seat on the District Council, vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became the council chairman, will be April 23. Mendelson was elected in November to permanently fill the chairmanship which Kwame Brown vacated in June. The Board of Elections set the election date on Nov. 29. On Dec. 10 officials will appoint an interim councilmember to serve between now and the election in April. According to The Washington Post, candidates can pick up nominating petitions beginning Dec. 6 and will need valid signatures from 3,000 District voters by Jan. 23 to appear on the ballot. One candidate, John Capozzi, has already declared his intent to run for the seat. Capozzi is a former DC Shadow Representative (1995-1997…
Monday, October 1, 2012
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Georgetown and Washington, DC
As we look ahead to November’s elections, Georgetown Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates. Voting Information Absentee voting is already underway in the District. You may request an absentee ballot here. Unlike many states that have restrictions, anyone can choose to vote absentee in D.C. If you vote absentee, your ballot should be postmarked on or before Nov. 6 and must arrive by Nov. 16 this year. If you moved or changed your name, your previous voter registration may no longer be valid. You can check your voter registration information here. You can register to vote and cast…
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Phil Mendelson is serving as the interim District Council chairman.
Chairman Phil Mendelson (D, At-Large) is officially running to permanently become chairman of the District Council. On Monday, he picked up nominating petitions at the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. Mendelson was selected as interim chairman last week by his colleagues. A special election on Nov. 6 will fill the seat vacated by former Chairman Kwame Brown, who recently resigned before pleading guilty to federal bank charges. According to the D.C. BOEE website, three other candidates have also picked up petitions to run for the chairmanship: Though Councilman Vincent Orange had indicated an interest in pursuing the seat, while simultaneously running to keep his At-Large seat, The Washington Post offers unconfirmed reports that Orange …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
He will serve as the interim chairman until a special election Nov. 6
Phil Mendelson walked into the Wilson Building an at-Large member of the District Council, but will leave with the title of Chairman. He was selected by his colleagues to take over temporarily the role vacated by Kwame Brown, who resigned last week before pleading guilty to federal bank fraud charges. A permanent replacement for Brown will be voted into office in November during a special election; the candidates will appear on the general election ballot Nov. 6. Since Brown's resignation, Councilwoman Mary Cheh has been acting in the his stead because of her role as the chairman pro tempore. She put forth the motion to select Mendelson, making him only the second white Council chairman since homerule, according to the Washington Post. …
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3:59 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Make a special note to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green) to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic debate so that you can make an informed decision on voting day. … more ›