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Chairman Linda W. Cropp
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Chairman Linda W. Cropp introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on To amend the District of Columbia the Election Code of 1955 to require that a proposer or sponsor of an initiative or referendum certify to the Board of Elections and Ethics that it does not have any outstanding fines or payment owed to the Board or other District agency or instrumentality, to require the Board to refuse to accept a proposed initiative or referendum from a proposer or sponsor who has an outstanding fine or payment owed to the Board or other District agency or instrumentality, to clarify that initiatives cannot obligate the District to do business with, contract with, purchase from, donate or devote funds or assets to, or give a license or permit to any particular entity, corporation, or individual, and to impose a $2,000 contribution limitation on the amount an individual or corporation can make to a political committee organized to promote or oppose an initiative or referendum; and to amend the District of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act of 20 1974 to exclude contributions that can be made to a political committee organized to promote or oppose an initiative or a referendum; and to amend the District of Columbia Campaign Contribution Limitation Initiative of 1992 to impose a $2,000 contribution limitation on the amount an individual or corporation can make to a political committee organized to promote or oppose an initiative or referendum. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Initiatives and Referenda Reform Amendment Act of 2006". Sec. 2. The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955 (69 Stat. 704; D. C. Official Code § 1-1001.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 16 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.16) is amended as follows:
(b) A new section 16a is added to read as follows:
Sec. 3. Section 102(6)(A)(iv) of the District of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act of 1974, approved August 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 465; D.C. Official Code § 1-1101.01(6)(A)(iv)), is amended as follows: (a) The existing text is designated as sub-subparagraph (I). (b) A new sub-subparagraph (II) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 4. Section 3(a) of the District of Columbia Campaign Contribution Limitation Initiative of 1992, effective March 17, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-204; D.C. Official Code § 1-1131.01(a)), is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph (6) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place. (b) A new paragraph (7) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 5. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal Sec. 3. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(3)). Sec. 6. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Office Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register. |
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