华盛顿特区议员 Henderson 党籍反复引争议 民主党已指定临时递补人选 Holtz
哥伦比亚特区华盛顿市近日爆出市议会席位递补争议，全区议员 Christina Henderson 围绕党籍注册的操作受到质疑。
2020年，Henderson 由民主党转为独立人士身份，竞选全区议员席位。市议员 Robert White 辞职后，Henderson 试图改变党籍注册，此举可能使特区民主党失去指定临时递补人选的权力，权力转归市议会。特区民主党随即行使指定权，选定 Jamal Holtz 为临时递补人选，而 Henderson 一度提出可能采取法律行动。在这一操作失败后，Henderson 又重新注册为独立人士。
都会区民主社会主义者组织11月8日发表声明，谴责 Henderson 操纵特区自治法规谋取个人政治利益，认为此举破坏民主程序，分散了应对工薪阶层紧迫难题的注意力。该组织同时表示，支持尊重既定的递补程序，并重申支持华盛顿特区建州，以消除国会对特区地方政府的不民主限制。
DC Councilmember Henderson's Party-Switch Maneuver Draws Fire; Democrats Name Jamal Holtz as Interim Pick
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A dispute over filling a vacant council seat has erupted in Washington, District of Columbia, where At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson's maneuvers around her party registration have drawn sharp criticism.
Henderson switched from Democrat to independent in 2020 to run for an at-large seat. After Councilmember Robert White resigned, Henderson attempted to change her party registration again, a move that could have stripped the DC Democratic Party of its authority to name an interim replacement and shifted that power to the council. The party moved first, exercising its appointment authority to select Jamal Holtz as the interim pick, while Henderson raised the prospect of legal action. Only after the maneuver failed did she re-register as an independent.
Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America condemned Henderson in a November 8 statement, accusing her of manipulating the District's Home Rule laws for personal political advantage and distracting from urgent working-class issues. The group said it supports respecting the established appointment process and reaffirmed its support for DC statehood.
来源：都会区民主社会主义者组织
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