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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Says she’ll outline concerns in a letter. Council says they’ll override. [b]Not clear why she could not have her concerns addressed before[/b] or if the council will have enough support to override given the current environment. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/03/bowser-veto-criminal-code/[/quote]

Because despite her Deputy Mayor of Public Safety being part of the Advisory Group for the independent agency that drafted these recommendations, they chose not to participate over the nearly 6 year revision process.  Maybe because her most recent Deputy Mayor was living in VA.  Maybe because it's much easier to paint "Black Lives Matter" on a street than it is to do any of the real work to promote racial equity.  Maybe because she is an empty suit.  Take your pick.

https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-153

(a) The Commission shall establish a Code Revision Advisory Group ("Advisory Group") to review and provide information and suggestions on proposals prepared by the Commission related to the comprehensive criminal code reform recommendations required by § 3-152(a). The Advisory Group shall consist of 5 voting members and 2 nonvoting members as follows:

(1) The voting members of the Advisory Group shall consist of the following:

(A) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia or the United States Attorney's designee;

(B) The Director of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia or the Director's designee;

(D) Two professionals from established organizations, including institutions of higher education, devoted to the research and analysis of criminal justice issues, appointed by the Council;

[b](2) The non-voting members of the Commission shall consist of the following:

[/b](A) The Chairperson of the Council committee with jurisdiction over the Commission or the Chairperson's designee; and

[b](B) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice or the Deputy Mayor's designee.[/b]

(b) Meetings of the Advisory Group shall be conducted by the Commission's Executive Director, with meetings scheduled by the Executive Director as necessary to fulfill the statutory responsibilities of the Commission.

(c) The Commission shall provide drafts of its recommended reforms to criminal statutes to the Advisory Group in the form of reports. Advisory Group members may provide to the Commission written comments in response to those recommendations within a reasonable period of time, to be determined by the Executive Director, but not less than one month.

(d) The Commission shall consider all written comments that are timely received from Advisory Group members under subsection (c) of this section and propose all final recommendations to the Council based on the comments received.

(e) The voting members of the Advisory Group shall vote to approve the final recommendations proposed by the Commission, with a majority of voting members necessary to approve the recommendations, before their submittal to the Council and the Mayor under § 3-152(a).

(f) The Commission shall compile and make publicly available a record of all written comments received from Advisory Group members under subsection (c) of this section.

(g) The Advisory Group shall expire as of March 31, 2021; provided, that nothing shall prohibit the Executive Director from soliciting the assistance of former members of the Advisory Group, or their respective agencies, in fulfilling its ongoing mission.[/quote]

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