900. FILLING VACANCIES

900 FILLING VACANCIES 900.1 This chapter governs the procedures of the District of Columbia Board of Elections in the event a vacancy occurs in any of the following offices prior to the expiration of the term of office: (a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia; (b) The Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia; (c) At-large and ward Members of the Council of the District of Columbia; (d) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia; (e) At-large and ward members of the State Board of Education; and (f) Delegate to the House of Representatives. 900.2 A vacancy shall exist in the offices specified in this section when any of the following occurs during the public official’s term of office: (a) Resignation; (b) Death; (c) Declaration of vacancy by a court; or (d) In the case of any Member of the Council of the District of Columbia, removal through expulsion. 900.3 A vacancy shall also exist in the offices of Mayor, Member of the Council of the District of Columbia, Attorney General, or Member of the State Board of Education whenever a recall election is conducted and, as a result of that recall election, an elected officer is removed from office. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 1726 (April 17, 1981), incorporating the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 403 (January 23, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 11722 (December 28, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 2737 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 584 (January 15, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8058 (September 16, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 004710 (April 18, 2025). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Elections and Ethics 3 DCMR § 900