District Of Columbia § 1-1041.04 - Residency requirement.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 1-1041.04 — Residency requirement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1041.04. Residency requirement.
1-1041.04No official elected from any ward or from any single-member district shall be required to forfeit his or her office solely by reason of a change in boundaries which places the residence of such official outside the ward or single-member district from which he or she was elected. Such official shall be permitted to complete his or her term of office, but in future elections he or she may be a candidate only in the ward or single-member district in which he or she resides.
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Section 1-1041.04 ("Residency requirement.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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