District of Columbia State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

District of Columbia

Governor:	0
Senators:	0
2000 Census:	574,096	(0.20% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	0	(0.00% of 435)
2010 Census:	601,723	(0.19% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	0	(0.00% of 435)
Capital:	Washington, DC

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States Alphabetically Current District of Columbia Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	District of Columbia
	Status: incorporated TERRITORY
	Organized as a Territory: 3 March 1791. Currently coterminous with the City of Washington, the District was originally a square ten miles on each side bifurcated by the Potomac River and consisting of land ceded to the Federal Government by Virginia and Maryland; that portion originally ceded by Virginia (the incorporated City of Alexandria and Alexandria County) was retroceded to that State as of 7 September 1846 (Alexandria County was renamed Arlington County, VA in 1920; Alexandria City became an Independent City of VA). The incorporated Cities of Georgetown and Washington- along with Washington County outside either of these- were considered a single municipal unit per the terms of the District's Territorial Government Act of 21 February 1871 (though the three older remaining Civil Divisions of D.C. continued to function as electoral districts); not until 11 February 1895, however, was the City of Washington officially made coterminous with the District of Columbia (at which point, the older Civil Divisions formally ceased to exist).


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: NORTHEAST
	Region: Mid-Atlantic
	Survey: Metes & Bounds

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States):

Executive Branch All States

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2019 Office holders
	• Mayor (1974--): 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Home Rule
	• Delegate to the House of Representatives (1971--): 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2020. Home Rule

Legislative Branch All States

Judicial Branch All States

Local Government



Incorporated Municipalities All States

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November of each even-numbered year [D.C. Official Code D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.10(a)(3)(A); 1-1001.10(a)(3)(B); and 1-1001.10(a)(3)(C)].
Presidential Primary All States
	• (2003-2011) ... the primary under ... shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday in January of each presidential election year. [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. §1-1001.01(4)]
	• (2012-2015) ... the primary under ... shall be held on the 1st Tuesday in April of each presidential election year. [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1-1001.05(b)(1)
	• (2015--) ... the primary under ... shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday in June of each presidential election year. [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1-1001.05(a)(1)
	• (2019--) The Board shall, on the 3rd Tuesday in June of each presidential election year, conduct a presidential preference primary election.... Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1–1001.05.(b)(1)]
State Primary All States
	• (--2011) ... primary elections ... shall be held on the 1st Tuesday after the 2nd Monday in September ... [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. §1-1001.10(3)(A) and (C)]
	• (2012-2015) ... primary elections ... shall be held on the 1st Tuesday in April ... [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1-1001.10(a)]
	• (2015-2016) ... primary elections ... shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday in June of 2016 and the 1st Tuesday in September of each even-numbered year thereafter ... [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1-1001.10(a)(3)(A)]
	• (2017--) ... primary elections ... shall be held on the 3nd Tuesday in June of 2018 in each even-numbered year thereafter ... [D.C. Official Code Division I. Title 1. Chapter 10. Elections. Subchapter I. Regulation of Elections. § 1-1001.10(a)(3)(A)] [Primary Date Alteration Emergency Amendment Act Of 2017]
Polling times All States
	• Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. [D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.10(b)(1); 3 DCMR § 703.1]

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• District of Columbia Board of Elections
Legislature All States
	• District of Columbia Official Code
	• District of Columbia Official Code (LexisNexis)
Democratic
	• D.C. Democratic Party
Republican
	• District of Columbia Republican Committee
Third Party
	• DC Statehood Green Party
	• District of Columbia Libertarian Party
	• The Unity Party of New Columbia
Media & others
	• Capital Community News
	• DCWatch
	• LegalTimes.com
	• Politics1.com - District of Columbia
	• The Common Denominator
	• The District Chronicles
	• The Georgetowner
	• The Hill
	• The InTowner
	• The Tower - The Catholic University of America
	• The Washington Post
	• The Washington Times
	• Washington Business Journal
	• Washington Examiner
	• WJLA TV - ABC
	• WRC TV - NBC
	• WTOP AM/FM - WXTR AM
	• WTTG TV - Fox
	• WUSA TV - CBS