Overview
- A little‑used 1970 statute bars the District’s nonvoting House delegate from holding any other paid public office on the date of election, creating the eligibility question that White is now confronting.
- White, who disclosed the issue this week, says his team is racing to decide whether to resign his council seat before the Nov. 3 vote or ask the D.C. Council to pass an emergency repeal or amendment.
- The Office of the Attorney General gave White an adverse legal reading that he disputes while the D.C. Board of Elections told reporters that a candidate may run so long as they resign before Election Day.
- If White resigns now he would forfeit his remaining months on the council and his committee duties, a move that could disrupt local work and might trigger separate special election logistics and costs.
- The question was first reported by local outlets and has forced a quick legal and political choice that could prompt emergency local legislation, a court contest, or an unusual pre‑election resignation.