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OANC urges Board of Elections to run ANC special elections; BOE cites staffing and funding limits
Summary
The Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions told the council the Board of Elections should conduct special elections to fill ANC vacancies; BOE officials said taking on all ANC special elections would require dedicated staff, equipment and funding.
The District’s Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions urged the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor on May 13 to have the DC Board of Elections conduct all special elections to fill Advisory Neighborhood Commission vacancies, saying the current volunteer‑run approach leaves gaps in voter access and administration.
"It is time for the board to once again fulfill their legal mandate and conduct all local elections," Kent Base, executive director of OANC, told the committee. Base said ANCs increasingly run elections that look and function like contests and that ANC special‑election voters…
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