miscellaneous amendments of district of columbia election act

miscellaneous amendments of district of columbia election act Sec. 205. (a) Clause (A) of paragraph (2) of section 2 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1102) is amended by inserting “or has been domiciled” after “has resided”. (b) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 8 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1108) is amended by striking out “one hundred” and inserting in lieu thereof “two hundred”. (c) The first sentence of section 9(b) of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1109) is amended by striking out “The vote” and by inserting in lieu thereof “Except as otherwise provided by regulation of the Board, the vote”. ‘(d) Section 9(f) of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended by striking out the first and second sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “If a qualified elector is unable to record his vote by marking the ballot or operating the voting machine an official of the polling place shall, on the request of the voter, enter the voting booth and comply with the voters directions with respect to recording his vote. Upon the request of any such voter, a second official of the polling place shall also enter the voting booth and witness the recordation of the voter’s directions. The official or officials shall in no way influence or attempt to influence the voter’s decisions, and shall tell no one how the voter voted.”. (e) (1) The first section of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1101) is amended (A) by inserting after “Vice 84 Stat. 854President of the United States” the following: “, the Delegate to the House of Representatives”; (B) by inserting “and” after the semicolon in clause (2); and (C) by striking out clause (3) and redesignating clause (4) as clause (3). (2) Sections 8(a) and 10(a) (1) of the District of Columbia Election Act are each amended (A) by striking out “clauses (1), (2), and (3)” and inserting in lieu thereof “clauses (1) and (2),” and (2) by striking out “clause (4)” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause (3)”. (f) Section 8(c) of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended (1) by striking out “The Board shall” and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as otherwise provided, the Board shall”, and (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) to vote, in any election of officials referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of the first section of this Act and of officials designated pursuant to clause (3) of such section, separately or by slates for the candidates duly qualified and nominated for election to each such office or group of offices by such party under subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and”. (g) Section 9(c) of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended to read as follows: “(c) Any group of qualified electors interested in the outcome of an election may, not less than two weeks prior to such election, petition the Board for credentials authorizing watchers at one or more polling places at the next election during voting hours and until the count has been completed. The Board shall formulate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Act to prescribe the form of watchers’ credentials, to govern the conduct of such watchers, and to limit the number of watchers so that the conduct of the election will not be unreasonably obstructed. Subject to such rules and regulations, watchers may challenge prospective voters whom the watchers believe to be unqualified to vote.” (h) Section 9 of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: “(h) In the event that the total number of candidates of one party nominated to an office or group of offices of that party pursuant to section 8(a) or 8(i) of this Act does not exceed the number of such offices to be filled, the Board may, prior to election day and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 8(c) or 8(i) of this Act, declare the candidates so nominated to be elected without opposition, in which case the fact of their election pursuant to this paragraph shall appear for the information of the voters on any ballot prepared by the Board for their party for the election of other candidates in the same election.” (i) The first sentence of section 4(b) of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1104) is amended to read as follows: “Each member of the Board shall be paid compensation at the rate of $50 per day, with a limit of $2,500 per annum, while performing duties under this Act.” (j) Subsection (e) of section 13 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1113) is amended by striking out “ten days” and inserting in lieu thereof “thirty days”. (k) Section 14 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1–1114) is amended by striking out “his place of residence or his voting privilege in any other part of the United States” and inserting in lieu thereof “his qualifications for voting or for holding elective office, or be guilty of violating section 9, 12, or 13 of this Act”. 84 Stat. 855 (l) Subsection (g) of section 9 of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended to read as follows: “(g) No person shall vote more than once in any election nor shall any person vote in a primary or party runoff election held by a political party other than that to which he has declared himself to be a member.” (m) Subsection (b) of section 13 of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended (1) by inserting after “Vice President,” the following: “Delegate,”; (2) by inserting “or” after “committee-woman,”; and (3) by striking out “or alternate,”. (n) Subsection (d) of section 13 of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended (1) by inserting “Delegate,” after “elector,”; (2) by inserting “or” after “committee-woman,”; and (3) by striking out “, or alternate”.