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"Home Rule Act" was passed by Congress in favor of the District of Columbia, composed by election of 1 Mayor and 13 Councilmembers, the majority of mayors have been men, and only 2 women, the first was Sharon Pratt in 1991, and the second Muriel Bowser the current mayor who has been the first woman to be re-elected, and she won her second re-election in the 2022 midterm general election, with more than 74.%, according to the current results of the DC board of election, this It had happened only once in the city with Marion Barry in 1986, who has been the only one to serve 4 terms in the so-called "CHOCOLATE CITY", where all the mayors have been black people.
Mayor Bowser has empathy for DC residents because she has worked hard for good progress in the city and she is a worthy representative of women, especially black women in United States politics. I feel very proud of her. (60-second story)
“HOME RULE ACT”
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of local government established by the “District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973”, enacted by CONGRESS, and ratified by District voters. The Council is composed of a chairman elected at large and twelve Members–four of whom are elected at large, and one from each of the district’s eight wards. A Member is elected to serve a four-year term.
Finally, in 1973, the Home Rule Act passed in Congress, and District residents approved it in a special referendum the next year. In a historic leap for greater self-determination, District citizens elected a Mayor and Council in the fall of 1974. Voters also approved the election of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners who represent every 2,000 residents to advise the Council on neighborhood concerns.
Citizens embraced the new Home Rule government as more representative of the local citizenry and more responsive to their needs. The powers and duties of the Council are comparable to those held by the state, county, and city legislatures, including the authority to adopt laws and to approve the District’s annual budget submitted by the Mayor. As the legislature, the Council is a co-equal branch of government and is part of a system of checks and balances similar to any other state government. When the Office of Mayor is vacant, the Chairman of the Council becomes the Acting Mayor. (1)
Source: 1 https://dccouncil.gov/dc-home-rule/
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By Yasmin Romero-Castillo"Home Rule Act" was passed by Congress in favor of the District of Columbia, composed by election of 1 Mayor and 13 Councilmembers, the majority of mayors have been men, and only 2 women, the first was Sharon Pratt in 1991, and the second Muriel Bowser the current mayor who has been the first woman to be re-elected, and she won her second re-election in the 2022 midterm general election, with more than 74.%, according to the current results of the DC board of election, this It had happened only once in the city with Marion Barry in 1986, who has been the only one to serve 4 terms in the so-called "CHOCOLATE CITY", where all the mayors have been black people.
Mayor Bowser has empathy for DC residents because she has worked hard for good progress in the city and she is a worthy representative of women, especially black women in United States politics. I feel very proud of her. (60-second story)
“HOME RULE ACT”
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of local government established by the “District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973”, enacted by CONGRESS, and ratified by District voters. The Council is composed of a chairman elected at large and twelve Members–four of whom are elected at large, and one from each of the district’s eight wards. A Member is elected to serve a four-year term.
Finally, in 1973, the Home Rule Act passed in Congress, and District residents approved it in a special referendum the next year. In a historic leap for greater self-determination, District citizens elected a Mayor and Council in the fall of 1974. Voters also approved the election of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners who represent every 2,000 residents to advise the Council on neighborhood concerns.
Citizens embraced the new Home Rule government as more representative of the local citizenry and more responsive to their needs. The powers and duties of the Council are comparable to those held by the state, county, and city legislatures, including the authority to adopt laws and to approve the District’s annual budget submitted by the Mayor. As the legislature, the Council is a co-equal branch of government and is part of a system of checks and balances similar to any other state government. When the Office of Mayor is vacant, the Chairman of the Council becomes the Acting Mayor. (1)
Source: 1 https://dccouncil.gov/dc-home-rule/
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