Sec. 5. Providing For Elections for House Members From District of Columbia
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The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, . In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)— by striking paragraph (6); and in paragraph (13), by striking the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, . In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C.
Official Code)— in the heading, by striking Delegate and inserting Representative ; and by striking Delegate, each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and (j)(1) and inserting Representative in the Congress, . In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)— in subsection (a)(3)(A)— by striking or section 206(d) of the District of Columbia Delegate Act , and by striking the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives and inserting the office of Representative in the Congress ; in subsection (d)(1), by striking Delegate, each place it appears; and in subsection (d)(2)— by striking
(A)In the event and all that follows through term of office, and inserting In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of Representative in the Congress before May 1 of the last year of the Representative’s term of office, and by striking subparagraph (B). In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting Representative in the Congress, . In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate, and inserting Representative in the Congress, . In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia and inserting the Representative in the Congress . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the election of the first Representative from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election of Representatives from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act.