charter amending procedure

charter amending procedure Sec. 303. (a) The charter set forth in title IV (including any pro-vision of law amended by such title), except sections 401(a) and 421 (a), and part C of such title, may be amended by an act passed by the Council and ratified by a majority of the registered qualified electors of the District voting in the referendum held for such ratification. The Chairman of the Council shall submit all such acts to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Sen-ate on the day the Board of Elections certifies that such act was ratified by a majority of the registered qualified electors voting thereon in such referendum. (b) An amendment to the charter ratified by the registered qualified electors shall take effect only if within thirty-five calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days on which either House of Congress is not in session) of the date such amendment was submitted to the Congress both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution, according to the procedures specified in section 604 of this Act, approving such amendment. 87 Stat. 785 (c) The Board of Elections shall prescribe such rules as are necessary with respect to the distribution and signing of petitions and the holding of elections for ratifying amendments to title IV of this Act according to the procedures specified in subsection (a). (d) The amending procedure provided in this section may not be used to enact any law or affect any law with respect to which the Council may not enact any act, resolution, or rule under the limitations specified in sections 601,602, and 603.