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The District of Columbia Board of Elections released a list on Jan. 27 naming all candidates running for public office, part of its preparation for the earlier-than-usual primaries on April 1.
"This year is a little different because it is one of the earlier primaries that we have had compared to [previous] years," board spokeswoman Tamara Robinson said. Primary elections previously occurred in September or October, but were moved to April this year to comply with a federal law requiring local governments to allow time for overseas voters and service personnel stationed around the world to cast absentee ballots, she said.
The 2014 general elections will be held on Nov. 11.
Candidates running in the 2014 primary for delegate in the House of Representatives include U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), a 12-term congresswoman; Republican Nelson F. Rimensnyder, a retired Army veteran and director of research for the House Committee...