District of Columbia State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

District of Columbia

Governor:	0
Senators:	0
2000 Representatives:	0	(0.00% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	0	(0.00% of 435)
2004 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 535)
1990 Census:	606,900	(0.24% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	574,096	(0.20% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	354,410
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	411,000
Capital:	District of Columbia


Official Name/Status All States
	The incorporated Territory as Municipality [CITY] of District of Columbia


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

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

Executive Branch All States

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Mayor (1974--): 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Home Rule
	• Delegate to the House of Representatives (1971--): 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. 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 зз 1-1001.10(a)(3)(A); 1-1001.10(a)(3)(B); and 1-1001.10(a)(3)(C)].
Presidential Primary All States
	• (2003--) ... 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. з1-1001.01(4)]
State Primary All States
	• ... 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. з1-1001.10(3)(A) and (C)]
Polling times All States
	• Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. [D.C. Official Code з 1-1001.10(b)(1); 3 DCMR з 703.1]

Election Authority
	• District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
Legislature
	• Council of the District of Columbia
	• District of Columbia Official Code
Democratic
	• D.C. Democratic Party
	• The Democratic Party - DC
Republican
	• Washington DC Republican Committee
Third Party
	• Communist Party of the District of Columbia
	• DC Statehood Green Party
	• Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia
Media & others
	• Capital Community News
	• City Desk - Progressive Review
	• DC's Political Report - District of Columbia
	• DCWatch
	• LegalTimes.com
	• Politics1.com - District of Columbia
	• The Common Denominator
	• The District Chronicles
	• The Georgetowner
	• The Hill
	• The InTowner
	• The Washington Examiner - Alexandria, Virgina
	• The Washington Post
	• The Washington Times
	• Washington Business Journal
	• Washington Business Journal
	• WJLA TV - ABC
	• WRC TV - NBC
	• WTOP AM/FM
	• WTOP AM/FM - WXTR AM
	• WTTG TV - Fox
	• WUSA TV - CBS