District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0629 — Election Worker Protection Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

Last action — Resolution R25-0431, Effective from Feb 06, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 001687

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2024. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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39 added · 62 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to the "Election Worker Protection Emergency Declaration of 2024" increases penalties for crimes against election workers in Washington D.C. This change is important because it aims to protect election officials during the critical 2024 election period, where threats and abuse are expected to rise. Given the heightened tensions surrounding elections, this measure signals the government’s commitment to ensuring the safety of those who facilitate the democratic process.

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2 Councilmember Anita Bonds 5 A RESOLUTION 8 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________ To declare the existence of an emergency 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 workers.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-431 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA February 6, 2024 To declare the existence of an emergency 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 workers.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Election Worker Protection Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Election Worker Protection Emergency Declaration of 2024”.
(a) This measure addresses safety concerns facing District of Columbia Board of Elections officials and election workers.
(a) The emergency legislation (“measure”) addresses safety concerns facing District of Columbia Board of Elections (“BOE”) officials and election workers.
This measure will provide additional safeguards to election workers to help ensure District elections are safe for everyone.
The measure will provide additional safeguards to election workers to help ensure District elections are safe for everyone.
The District of Columbia, as Nation’s Capital, will receive increased exposure given the 2024 presidential elections.
The District of Columbia, as the 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 is a priority of our government.
The 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.
Many of these threats are largely inspired by the anti- democratic lies about an alleged “stolen” 2020 election.
Many of these threats are largely inspired by the anti- democratic lies about an alleged stolen 2020 election.
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 Board of Elections, leading to historically high turnover among election officials.
These entities have had to prepare for the potential of violence in the workplace by providing “active shooter” training to their employees and additional trainings to identify threatening situations.
These entities have had to prepare for the potential of violence in the workplace by providing active-shooter training to their employees and additional trainings to identify threatening situations.
(d) Emergency legislation is therefore necessary to create criminal penalty enhancements to deter crimes against our election officials and workers before the election cycle ramps up.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to create criminal penalty enhancements to deter crimes against our election officials and workers before the election cycle ramps up.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL Sec.
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 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 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 R25-0431, Effective from Feb 06, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 001687

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0431

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-0629 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
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 — Not Voting
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

public-safety elections
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PR 25-0629 is sponsored by Anita Bonds.
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