The District of Columbia Retirement Board (Board) has commenced a Special Election for the Active Firefighter Trustee. This is a three-year term starting March 18, 2022 and ending January 27, 2025 and fills the remainder of Edward Smith’s term who retiring from the Board December of 2021.
The election schedule is as follows:
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Notice of Election and Request for Nominations, Including Statement of Candidacy Forms Mailed/Made Available |
November 9, 2021 |
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Statement of Candidacy Forms Due to Election Official by 5 pm ET |
December 7, 2021 |
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Drawing of Lots for Placement on Election Ballot (may be attended by Candidates ONLY) |
January 14, 2022 |
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Election Ballots Mailed/Made Available |
January 28, 2022 |
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Last Day to Submit Election Ballots to Election Official (by 5 pm ET) |
March 1, 2022 |
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Ballot Counting and Onsite Verification |
March 2, 2022 |
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Certification of Election Results by the Board |
March 17, 2022 |
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Election Results Published in the DC Register |
April 15, 2022 |
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Any Challenges to Election May be Filed With DCRB, in Writing, |
April 26, 2022 |
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Election results are final |
May 26, 2022 |
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Trustee term begins |
March 18, 2022 |
An Active Firefighter is defined in the DCRB Election Rules as follows:
An "active firefighter" who is a sworn member or officer of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ("FEMS").
Please note, DCRB has retained a new Election Official, YesElections, Inc. Any communications you may receive from this vendor are legitimate. If you do not receive a ballot or if you have any inquiries
regarding the election, please contact YesElections, Inc. at their toll-free number, (877) 466-7875 or by email at [email protected].
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Rules for the Election of Members to the DC Retirement Board