tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919616220108854447.post8533226846673696249..comments2023-12-06T00:28:13.248-08:00Comments on G. Lee Aikin for Better Government: Harry Thomas Inspired Council Act Reviewed by BOEEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919616220108854447.post-20226041506356680922012-10-14T20:45:49.478-07:002012-10-14T20:45:49.478-07:00On Oct. 13, 2012 I received my voter Guide. The t...On Oct. 13, 2012 I received my voter Guide. The three Charter Amendments were printed as I had seen them. No additional move was made to disqualify a Mayor from running for Council, or a Council Member from running for Mayor after being declared ineligible to ever hold one of those offices again. There will be an election in a few months to fill a Council vacancy. Perhaps we can lobby our Council to correct this serious oversight. Muriel Bowser, I believe, was spearheading the Ethics improvements in government at the Council.G. Lee Aikinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373368641267578646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919616220108854447.post-44143580476523871222012-10-07T21:36:44.712-07:002012-10-07T21:36:44.712-07:00Follow-up on BOEE action. A few weeks ago I attend...Follow-up on BOEE action. A few weeks ago I attended a Gertrude Stein Democratic Club meeting (Sept. 2012) where the updated Council measure was shown to us. It was dated May 10, 2012, 2 days after the May 8th meeting I attended and before they received the suggested language changes I submitted at Chairwoman Nichols invitation. I did not realize that "too serious to rush through" would be acted on in 2 days. The matter of whether an offending Mayor or Councilmember should be removed for the remainder of the term or forever had been modified to say FOREVER. However, the issue of whether a convicted politician could switch offices was NOT. So as of that reading, a convicted Councilmember could become Mayor, and a convicted Mayor could run for Council. Is this really what we the PEOPLE want???<br /><br />The Short Title for Charter Amendment VI now reads: Disqualification from Office for Felony Conviction, D.C. Council. The Summary Statement has deleted: ineligible to "serve on the Council," and added "remain in office and ineligible to ever hold the office again."<br /><br />The Short Title of Charter Amendment VII now reads: Disqualification from Office for Felony Conviction, Mayor. The Summary Statement has deleted: ineligible to "serve as Mayor" and added "remain in office and ineligible to ever hold the office again.<br /><br />I did not find ANY changes in the Legislative Text, but lacking the DC Official Code could not see if the above changes would actually confer LIFETIME INELIGIBILITY. As I said earlier, the issue of having lifetime ineligibility for one office affecting eligibility for the other was NOT addressed on May 10th.G. Lee Aikinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373368641267578646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919616220108854447.post-14553868078385196422012-10-07T12:03:42.231-07:002012-10-07T12:03:42.231-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.G. Lee Aikinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373368641267578646noreply@blogger.com