Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 87.djvu/867

 87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-198-DEC. 24, 1973

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''(C) P^xcept as otherwise provided in the case of a special election under this Act, primary elections of each political party for the office of Mayor and Chairman shall be held on the first Tuesday after the second Vfonday in September of every fourth year, commencing with calendar year 1974, and the general election for such office shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in 1974 and every fourth year thereafter.", (5) Paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9) of section 10(a) of such Act R^P^^I^(l).(^. Code, sec. 1-1110) are repealed, and paragraphs (4) and (5) of 69 Stat. 702; such section 10(a) are amended to read as follows: ^'^ ^'^ ^^°' •' (4) With respect to special elections required or authorized by this ^^^^^^'^^ ^^'"'" Act, the Board may establish the dates on which such special elections are to be held and prescribe such other terms and conditions as may, in the Board's opinion, be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of such elections in a manner comparable to that prescribed for other elections held pursuant to this Act. •' (5) General elections for members of the Board of Education shall t i oGeneral e l e c ns. be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Xo^•ember of each odd-numbered calendar year. (6) Section 10(b) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1110) is amended by striking out '"other than general elections for the Office of Delegate and for members of the Board of Education.". (7) Section 10(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1110) is amended by striking out the words "other than an election for members of the Board of Education". (8) Section 10(d) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1110) is amended to read as follows: " (d) In the event that any official, other than the Delegate, Mayor, succession. member of the Council. member of the Board of Education, or a winnei* of a primary election for the office of Delegate, Mayor, or member of the Council, elected pursuant to this Act dies, resigns. or becomes unable to serve during his or her term of office leaving no person elected pursuant to this Act to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of office, the successor or successors to serve the remainder of such term shall be chosen pursuant to the rules of the duly authorized party committee, except that such successor shall have the qualifications recjuired by this Act for such office. In the event that such a vacancy vacancies. occurs in the office of a candidate for the office of Delegate, Mayor, or member of the Council who has been declared the winner in the preceding primary election of such office, the vacancy may be filled not later than fifteen days prior to the next general election for such office, by nomination by the party committee of the party which nominated his predecessor. I n the e\ent that such a vacancy occurs in the office of Delegate more than eight months before the expiration of its term of office, the I^oard shall call special elections to fill such vacancy for the remainder of its term of office." (9) The first sentence of section 15 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1115) is amended to read as follows: "No person shall be a candi- §2 Stat. 106 date for more than one office on the Board of Education or the Council in any election for members of the Board of Education or Council, and no person shall be a candidate for more than one office on the Council in any primary election." (10) Section 15 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1115) is further amended (1) by designating the existing text of such section as subsection (a), ajid (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (b) No person who is holding the office of Mayor, Delegate, Chairman or member of the Council, or member of the School Board shall, while holding such office, be eligible as a candidate for any other of

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