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	7	+	_______________________________ 4
	8	+	Councilmember Anita Bonds 5
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	11	+	A BILL 8
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	14	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
	15	+	______________________ 12
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	17	+	To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District of Columbia Theft 14
	18	+	and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 to enhance penalties imposed for certain crimes 15
	19	+	against election officials. 16
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	21	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be 18
	22	+	cited as the “Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2024”. 19
	23	+	Sec. 2. Title II of the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 20
	24	+	effective December 1, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-164; D.C. Official Code § 22-3601 et seq.), is amended 21
	25	+	by adding a new section 204 as follows: 22
	26	+	“Sec. 204. Enhanced penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against 23
	27	+	election workers and officials. 24
	28	+	“(a) A person who commits any offense listed in subsection (b) of this section against an 25
	29	+	individual whom the person knew or believed to be a Board of Elections member, employee or 26
	30	+	volunteer while the member, employee or volunteer is engaged in the performance of his or her 27
	31	+	duties or on account of the performance of those duties, at the time of the offense, may be punished 28
	32	+	by a fine of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and 29
	33	+	may be imprisoned for a term of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment 30 2
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8		-	AN ACT
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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16		-	To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District of Columbia Theft
17		-	and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 to enhance penalties imposed for certain crimes
18		-	against election officials.
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20		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be
21		-	cited as the “Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
22		-	2024”.
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24		-	Sec. 2. Title II of the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982
25		-	effective December 1, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-164; D.C. Official Code § 22-3601 et seq.), is amended
26		-	by adding a new section 205 to read as follows:
27		-	“Sec. 205. Enhanced penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against
28		-	election workers and officials.
29		-	“(a) A person who commits any offense listed in subsection (b) of this section against an
30		-	individual whom the person knew or believed to be a Board of Elections member, employee or
31		-	volunteer while the member, employee, or volunteer is engaged in the performance of his or her
32		-	duties or on account of the performance of those duties may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2
33		-	times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of
34		-	up to 1 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or
35		-	both.
36		-	“(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following offenses:
37		-	Abduction, arson, aggravated assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill,
38		-	assault with intent to commit any other offense, threats of violence, intimidation, harassment,
39		-	stalking, burglary, carjacking, armed carjacking, extortion or blackmail accompanied by threats of
40		-	violence, kidnapping, malicious disfigurement, manslaughter, mayhem, murder, robbery, sexual
41		-	abuse in the first, second, and third degrees, theft, fraud in the first degree, fraud in the second
42		-	degree, identity theft, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.”.
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44		-	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
45		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
46		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
47		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 2
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57		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
58		-	(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
59		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer that 90
60		-	days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a)
61		-	of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C.
62		-	Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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68		-	Chairman
69		-	Council of the District of Columbia
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75		-	Mayor
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	36	+	otherwise authorized for the offense, or both. 31
	37	+	“(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following offenses: 32
	38	+	Abduction, arson, aggravated assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill, 33
	39	+	assault with intent to commit any other offense, threats of violence, intimidation, harassment, 34
	40	+	stalking, burglary, carjacking, armed carjacking, extortion or blackmail accompanied by threats of 35
	41	+	violence, kidnapping, malicious disfigurement, manslaughter, mayhem, murder, robbery, sexual 36
	42	+	abuse in the first, second, and third degrees, theft, fraud in the first degree, fraud in the second 37
	43	+	degree, identity theft, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.”. 38
	44	+	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 39
	45	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 40
	46	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 41
	47	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 42
	48	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 43
	49	+	(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 44
	50	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer that 90 45
	51	+	days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) 46
	52	+	of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. 47
	53	+	Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 48