The District’s representative in Congress wants D.C. to have more power over the scheduling of special elections, and a House panel will consider her proposal on Tuesday.
The measure, which the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will review, would allow D.C. to take between 70 and 174 days to hold special elections. District law currently requires special elections to take place 114 days after the D.C. elections board declares a vacancy.
In a statement, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office said the proposal would allow District officials to save money by giving them the potential to schedule special elections on the days of other votes. The office added that the measure would allow vacancies to be filled faster.
Norton said she hoped Congress would pass it without interference.
“This non-controversial bill about the fine points of D.C. elections should be of no concern to Congress,” Norton said.
