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total number of other employees whose places of employment are in the District, as estimated by the United States Employment Service for the District, but excluding employees of the govern

ment of the District, employees in nonprofit activities, and domestics in private households, also as estimated by such Service.

(2) The amount of the charges for water services furnished to the Federal Government by the District during the second fiscal year preceding the year for which the annual Federal payment is being requested (to be paid to the water fund).

(3) The charges for sanitary sewer services furnished to the Federal Government by the District during the second fiscal year preceding the year for which

the annual Federal payment is being requested (to be paid to the sanitary sewage works fund).

(b) After review by the Administrator of General Serv19 ices of the request for Federal payment and certification by 20 him on or before April 10 of the fiscal year preceding the 21 fiscal year for which the annual Federal payment is being 22 requested that such request is in conformity with the 23 provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury 24 shall, not later than September 1 of each fiscal year, cause 25 such payment to be made to the District out of any money in

the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the Secretary

2 of the Treasury is authorized to advance on or after July 1, 3 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro4 priated, without interest, such amounts (not to exceed in the 5 aggregate the total payment in the previous fiscal year) as 6 may be required by the District pending the payment of the 7 amount authorized by this section.

8 (c) The Administrator of General Services shall enter 9 into cooperative arrangements with the Mayor whereby dis10 putes, differences, or disagreements involving the Federal 11 payment may be resolved.

(d) For the first fiscal year in which this part is effec13 tive, the amount of the annual Federal payment may be 14 computed on the basis of preliminary estimates: Provided, 15 That such amount shall be subject to later adjustment in 16 accordance with the provisions of this part.

TITLE VIII-AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA ELECTION ACT

AMENDMENTS

SEC. 801. The District of Columbia Election Act is

21 amended as follows:

22 (1) The first section of such Act is amended by insert23 ing immediately after "Board of Education,", the follow24 ing: "the members of the Council of the District of Columbia, 25 the Mayor, the Delegate from the District of Columbia,".

(2) Paragraph (2) of section 2 of such Act is amended

2 to read as follows:

"(2) The term 'qualified elector' means any person (A) 4 who for the purpose of voting in an election under this Act, 5 has resided in the District continuously during the six-month 6 period ending on the day of such election, (B) who is a citi7 zen of the United States, (C) who is, or will be on the day 8 of the next election, at least eighteen years old, (D) who 9 has never been convicted of a felony in the United States, or, 10 if he has been so convicted, has been pardoned or has been 11 for the five years preceding such election, no longer subject to the jurisdiction of any court with respect thereto, (E) 13 who is not mentally incompetent as adjudged by a 14 court of competent jurisdiction, and (F) who certifies that 15 he has not, within six months immediately preceding the day 16 of the election, claimed the right to vote or voted in any 17 election in any State or territory of the United States (other 18 than in the District of Columbia)."

19 (3) Section 2 of such Act is further amended (1) by 20 striking out in paragraph (4) thereof "a school" and insert21 ing in lieu thereof "an"; and (2) by adding at the end 22 thereof the following new paragraphs:

"(6) The term 'Council' or 'Council of the District 24 of Columbia' means the Council of the District of Columbia 25 established pursuant to the District of Columbia Charter

26 Act.

"(7) The term 'Mayor' means the office of Mayor of

2 the District of Columbia established pursuant to the District

of Columbia Charter Act."

(4) (A) Section 3 of such Act is amended to read as

5 follows:

"SEC. 3. There is hereby created a Board of Elections 7 for the District of Columbia, to be composed of three 8 members appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice 9 and consent of the District Council. The term of each such 10 member shall be three years from the expiration of the term 11 of his predecessor. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy 12 shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of his 13 predecessor. When a member's term of office expires, he may continue to serve until his successor is appointed 15 and has qualified. The Mayor shall from time to time desig16 nate the Chairman of the Board."

(B) The members of the Board of Elections in office

on the date when the Mayor first elected takes office shall 19 continue in office for the remainder of the terms for which

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they were appointed.

(5) The first sentence of section 4 (b) of such Act is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Each member of the Board shall be paid at the

rate of $1,500 per annum in periodic installments; except 25 that the rate of compensation may be changed by act passed

by the District Council."

1 (6) Section 5(a) (4) of such Act is amended by strik

2 ing "school".

(7) Section 7 (d) (1) of such Act is amended by strik4 ing out "odd-numbered calendar year and of each presiden

5 tial election year," and inserting in lieu thereof "calendar

6 year,".

(8) Section 8 (h) of such Act is amended to read as 8 follows:

"(h) (1) Except in the case of the three members of 10 the Board of Education, the three members, including the 11 Chairman, of the Council, the Mayor, and the District Dele

gate elected at large, the other members of the Board of 13 Education and the Council shall be elected by the qualified 14 electors of the respective wards of the District from which 15 the members have been nominated.

"(2) In the case of the three members of the Board of 17 Education, the three members, including the Chairman, of 18 the Council, the Mayor, and the District Delegate elected 19 at large, such members, Mayor, and District Delegate shall 20 be elected by the qualified electors of the District.”

(9) Section 8 (i) of such Act is amended to read as 22 follows:

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23 “(i) Each candidate in a general election for member 24 of the Board of Education, member of the Council, the 25 office of Mayor, or the office of District Delegate shall be

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