The District of Columbia Retirement Board ("DCRB”) is required to conduct elections for its retired member representatives to the Board of Trustees. See D.C. Official Code § 1-711(b)(2) (2001). In accordance with DCRB’s Rules for the Election of Members to the Board (“Election Rules”), DCRB, through True Ballot, Incorporated (“TBI”), conducted a special election for the representative of the retired District of Columbia police officers. The ballots were counted on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 900 7th Street, N.W., ML Level, Washington, D.C., in the presence of Board representatives, and under the supervision of TBI. TBI submitted the Certification of Results to the Board on September 19, 2013. Pursuant to section 408.1 of the Election Rules, the Board hereby certifies the results of the elections and declares the winner to be Gary Hankins, a retired District of Columbia police officer. 

Pursuant to section 408.4 of the Election Rules, any eligible candidate for this election may petition the Board in writing for a recount of votes within seven (7) calendar days of the date of publication of the certification of the winner. The petition must be filed at the DCRB’s executive offices located at 900 7th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001.  In the absence of a request for a recount, the election results will become final and cannot be appealed thirty (30) days after this publication of the Board’s certification.

The Election Rules and the Certification of Results can be accessed here on the website. View links to those items below.

Please address any questions regarding this notice to:

Eric O. Stanchfield, Executive Director
D.C. Retirement Board
900 7th Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001