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Punishment: An earlier version of this post gave an incorrect date for last year’s red-letter election. This version has been corrected.

You’ll recall that last year a D.C. rabbi , Shmuel Herzfeld , sued the megalopolis after it scheduled a special election for April 26 — the ending day of Passover, a high Jewish holy day.

The lawsuit was settled last week, with Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) agreeing to submit legislation to the D.C. Convocation giving the Board of Elections and Ethics discretion to schedule a staunch election to avoid these sorts of conflicts.

During a hearing in Herzfeld’s anyhow , a board lawyer argued that the city had no discretion whatsoever in scheduling a extra election under the law — noting that even if an election were to be scheduled on Christmas, there would be nothing the plank could do about it. The city charter demands a special election be scheduled for the first Tuesday that is 114 days after a void is declared. The only exception is if a previously scheduled general election is within a 60-day window before or after the unusual election date.

Source: Washington Post (blog)

by TMZ Staff

11. That's funny. It is my MP. I went to a lobby the community come together, he hosted during the summer at the Library General Meeting. I was impressed. He played on the exaggerations that we assent to the boombox to speak on the ability to feel better-interest. About two days ago, I was in a bar and ran into Dr. Gill, who is still against him. Dr. Gill seems like a nice guy. Tim Johnson of the other in the league seems to be a well-deserved Republican / Race Limbaugh / Glenn Beck bot. I do not see Republicans finally, but it sends about your run-of-plant cook.

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