Robert White Could Resign From DC Council Due to Legal Technicality – WTOP News
The attorney general says White must leave his Council seat before Election Day under a 1970 law that bars dual paid offices.
- On Monday, Nov. 2, Robert White, the Democratic nominee for Delegate, will resign from his At-Large Council seat following an Attorney General opinion on the Columbia Delegate Act.
- Enacted before the Council existed, the Columbia Delegate Act requires the Delegate to Congress to hold no other paid office on the date of their election; the Attorney General advised White this mandates resignation before Election Day.
- Contesting the Attorney General's reading, White maintains that resigning forces an undemocratic interruption in residents' elected representation before results are known, arguing the 'date of his election' implies the official outcome.
- Under the Home Rule Charter, the Democratic Party is coordinating to appoint an interim member to fill the vacancy, ensuring the Council seat remains occupied until voters select a permanent replacement.
- If elected Delegate, White plans to update the dated statute to clarify the provision, aiming to ensure future candidates and residents do not face the same uncertainty or forced interruption.
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Robert White could resign from DC Council due to legal technicality – WTOP News
The Democratic nominee for D.C. delegate, Robert White, may have to resign from his at-large D.C. Council seat before the Nov. 3 election due to a legal technicality. It comes from a 1970 law called the “District of Columbia Delegate Act,” which doesn’t allow a D.C. delegate to have any other paid public office on the date of their election. D.C.’s attorney general is recommending White resign from his seat before Election Day. “My goal is to co…
Robert White announces he will resign from city council on Monday
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