District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0756 — Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2024

Last action — Resolution R25-0491, Effective from May 07, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 006126

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2024. Enacted.

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The latest version of the bill clarifies its purpose by emphasizing the need to enhance penalties for crimes against election officials, driven by safety concerns ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. It highlights the challenges faced by the Board of Elections, such as high turnover rates and the need for security training for workers due to potential violence. The changes stress the importance of immediate action to protect election officials and ensure that elections are conducted safely. This matters because safeguarding these workers is crucial for the integrity and smooth operation of the electoral process.

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Councilmember Anita Bonds AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________ To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, to amend the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 to enhance penalties imposed for certain crimes against election officials.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-491 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA May 7, 2024 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 to enhance penalties imposed for certain crimes against election officials.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2024”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
(a) This measure addresses safety concerns facing District of Columbia Board of Elections officials and election workers.
(a) This measure addresses safety concerns facing the District of Columbia Board of Elections (“BOE”) officials and election workers.
The District of Columbia, as Nation’s Capital, will receive increase exposure given the 2024 presidential elections.
The District of Columbia, as Nation’s Capital, will receive increased exposure given the 2024 presidential elections.
This measure will increase the penalties for crimes against election officials and elections workers to deter these crimes and show that the safety of these workers are a priority of our government.
This measure will increase the penalties for crimes against election officials and elections workers to deter these crimes and show that the safety of these workers is a priority of our government.
The rise in these threats creates an unstable environment for Secretaries of State and our own Board of Elections, including historically high turnover among election officials.
The rise in these threats creates an unstable environment for Secretaries of State and our own BOE, including historically high turnover among election officials.
(d) Emergency legislation is therefore necessary to ensure that deter crimes against our election officials and workers before the election cycle ramps up.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL (d) Emergency legislation is therefore necessary to deter crimes against our election officials and workers before the election cycle ramps up.
(e) On February 6, 2024, the Council passed the Election Worker Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective February 26, 2024 (D.C.
Act 25-404;
71 DCR 2105) (“emergency act”), which will expire on May 22, 2024.
On March 5, 2024, the Council passed, on second reading, the Election Worker Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, enacted on March 22, 2024 (D.C.
Act 25-471;
71 DCR 3502) (“temporary act”), which is currently under congressional review and is not expected to take effect until June 5, 2024, after the emergency act expires.
The Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Amendment Act of 2024 mirrors the emergency and temporary acts and is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 3
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0491, Effective from May 07, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 006126

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0491

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-0756 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Not Voting
Zachary Parker — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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PR 25-0756 is sponsored by Anita Bonds.
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