Category: Elections

BLOG: Formal retirement as Chair of ANC 2B

As announced in this blog posting from July 2014 and at the regular August 2014 meeting of the ANC, I’m retiring from the position of Chair as of today, September 9th, in advance of retiring from the ANC at the end of the calendar year — so that other Commissioners can get experience managing the organization and be better prepared for the next term of the ANC.  Many thanks to those of you who had kind words to share after I made the announcement!

In accordance with the ANC’s by-laws, Vice Chair Noah Smith will serve as acting chair as of today.  In addition, we will need to fill this vacancy in the chair position at the next regular public meeting, which is tomorrow, September 10, 2014.  This will be the first order of business on our agenda, after calling the meeting to order.

NEWS: At-Large Candidates Forum – this Thursday 3/28/13 at 7:00pm

ANC 2B will be co-hosting a candidates forum for the special election for At-Large Council seat, along with the Dupont Circle Citizens Association and the Foggy Bottom Association.  The forum will be this Thursday, March 28th at 7:00pm at the American Cardiological College — the “Heart House” — located at 24th and N Streets, N.W.

The moderators will be Tom Sherwood and Mark Segraves.  Six of the seven candidates have already confirmed.

Please join us for this important event, and please mark your calendars for the special election on Tuesday, April 23rd.

NEWS: Abigail Nichols wins special election for Single Member District 2B05 seat

The ANC hosted a special election last night for the vacant 2B05 seat between candidates Dito Sevilla and Abigail Nichols.  The certified winner was Abigail Nichols.   The ANC has forwarded the attached 2B05 Special Election Certification to the Board of Elections and Ethics for formal approval.  Once the BoEE approves, Commissioner-elect Nichols will be sworn in by Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans, and she will join the ANC for our April public meeting.

Many thanks to all from 2B05 who came out to vote, and also to Gottlieb Simon and his staff from the Office of ANCs for managing the special election.  Congratulations, as well, to both candidates for a respectful race.

 

NEWS: Special election to fill 2B05 vacancy

There will be a special election to fill the vacancy for Commissioner for the Single Member District (SMD) 2B05.  The special election will take place at the ANC’s March 13, 2013 public meeting.

At the ANC’s February public meeting, the Commission voted on the rules of the special election.:

  • The polls will be open from 7:15pm until 9:30pm.
  • The election manager will be Gottlieb Simon of the Office of ANCS.  Mr. Simon has managed many special ANC elections over the years.
  • By coin toss, candidate Dito Sevilla will be first on the ballot, and candidate Abigail Nichols will be second on the ballot.

The winner will be determined immediately after the close of the ballot box, and the ANC will confirm the winner by vote.   The full special election procedures as approved by the ANC are enclosed here: Special Election Rules 2B05 (PDF)

NEWS: ANC 2B Inauguration and Cocktail Party

The new Commission was sworn in January 2, 2013 by Council Member Jack Evans at the Washington Convention Center.  That evening, Commissioners past and present from Dupont Circle joined together for a cocktail reception at Black Fox Lounge.  Now-retired Commissioner Phil Carney took photos at the event:

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