Ukususela ku-DC ayinxalenye yiphina i-state, urhulumente wayo uqobo kwaye unokuba nzima ukuyiqonda. Isikhokelo esilandelayo sichaza izinto ezisiseko malunga noorhulumente we-DC, iimbopheleleko zamagosa akhethiweyo akhe, ukuba ibhilikhi iba ngumthetho, i-DC Code, amalungelo okuvota, irhafu yendawo, imibutho karhulumente kunye nokunye.
Ulawulo lukaRhulumente weDkt.
UMgaqo-siseko wase-United States unika iNkquthela "igunya elilodwa" kwiSithili saseColumbia njengoko kuthathwa njengesithili seseburhulumenteni, kungekhona ilizwe.
Kuze kubekho ukuhamba komthetho weSithili se-Columbia Home Rule Act, umthetho wombuso owadlulela ngomhla kaDisemba 24, 1973, inkulu-dolophu yesizwe yayingenabo urhulumente wengingqi. UMthetho woLawulo lwaseKhaya wanikezela uxanduva lwengingqi kwi-dolophu kunye nebhunga lebhunga lamalungu e-13, isebe lezomthetho elibandakanya omnye ummeli weewadi ezisibhozo zeSithili, ezine zikhundla ezine kunye nosihlalo. I-dolophu yintloko yesebe elilawulayo kwaye lijongene nokunyanzeliswa kwemithetho yesixeko kunye nokuvuma okanye ukuhlawula iindleko. Ibhunga liSebe lezomthetho kwaye lenze imithetho kwaye ivume uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali kunye nesicwangciso sezemali. Ikwajongana nokusebenza kwee-arhente zikaburhulumenteni kwaye iqinisekisa ukuqeshwa kwamagosa amakhulu okwenziwa nguMeya. I-dolophu namalungu ebhunga bakhethwa ukuba babe neminyaka emine.
Ziziphi iiNkundla zikaRhulumente ezikhethiweyo?
Ukongezelela kuMeya kunye neBhunga, abahlali be-DC bakhetha abamele iSithili se-Columbia State iBhodi yeMfundo, iiKomishoni zoBuNxweme be-Advocate, i-US Congressional Delegate, izitenxo ezimbini ze-United States kunye neSithunzi.
Ziziphi iiKomishoni zokuHlalwa koBomi?
Iimimandla zeSithili sase-Columbia zihlukaniswe zibe yiiWadi eziyi-8 (izithili ezisungulwe kwiinjongo zolawulo okanye zezopolitiko). IiWadi zihlukaniswe kwiiKomishoni zeeNgcaciso zeeNdawo eziHlangeneyo ezingama-37 ezikhethileyo iiKhomishina ezicebisa urhulumente we-DC malunga nemiba enxulumene nokuhamba, ukupaka, ukuzonwabisa, ukuphucula izitalato, ukukhutshwa kweelayisenisi zotywala, ukucandwa kocwangciso, uphuhliso loqoqosho, ukukhuselwa kwamapolisa, ukucocwa kwamanzi kunye nokuqokelela udoti, kunye nebhajethi yonyaka.
Umkomishinala ngamnye umele malunga nabahlali abayi-2,000 kwiNgingqi yeLungu leLungu eliLodwa, usebenza ngeminyaka emibini kwaye akafumani mvuzo. I-Ofisi yeeKomishoni zokuHlaliswa koMakhelwane isekwakhiwa kweWilson, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20004. (202) 727-9945.
Ibhili Yenza Njani Umthetho kwiSithili sase-Columbia?
Ingcamango yomthetho omtsha okanye ukulungiswa komntu okhoyo ukhona. Uxwebhu olubhaliweyo luveliswa kwaye lufakwe ilungu leBhunga. Umthethosivivinywa unikezelwa kwikomiti. Ukuba ikomiti ikhetha ukuhlaziya i-bill, iya kuqhuba intetho kunye nobungqina kubemi kunye namagosa karhulumente ekuxhaseni kunye nxamnye nelo mthetho. Ikomiti ingenza utshintsho kwi-bill. Emva koko iya kwiKomiti yeSizwe. Umthetho-osazisiweyo ubeka kwi-ajenda yeNtlanganiso yeBhunga ezayo. Ukuba ibhaso-mali ivunyiwe yiBhunga ngokuvota amaninzi, ibekwe kwi-ajenda yesibano esilandelayo somthetho weBhunga esenzeka okungenani iintsuku ezili-14 emva koko. IBhunga liqwalasela le ntlawulo ye sibini okwesihlandlo sesibini. Ukuba iBhunga liyavuma ukuba ibhajethi yesifundo sesibini, ithunyelwe kuMeya ukuba acinge. UMeya angasayinela umthetho, avumele ukuba usebenze ngaphandle kokusayinwa okanye ungakuvumeli ngokusebenzisa amandla akhe okuvota.
Ukuba uMongameli unqumle i-bill, iBhunga kufuneka liyiqwalasele kwakhona kwaye liyivume ngokuvota ukuba kube ngempumelelo. Umthetho wanikwa ngokoMthetho wenombolo kwaye kufuneka uvunywe yiCongress. Ekubeni iSithili saseColumbia asiyinxalenye yiphina i-state, lijongene ngqo ngurhulumente wephondo. Yonke imithetho ixhomekeka kwi-congressional review kwaye ingatshintshwa. Umthetho ovunyiweyo uthunyelwa kwiNdlu yabameli be-US kunye ne-Senate yase-United States kwixesha leentsuku ezingama-30 ngaphambi kokusebenza njengomthetho (okanye iintsuku ezingama-60 zomthetho othile wobugebengu).
Yintoni i-DC Code?
Uludwe olusemthethweni lweMithetho yeSithili sase-Columbia lubizwa ngokuba yi-DC Code. Ikhompyutheni kwaye iyafumaneka kuluntu jikelele. Bona i-DC Code.
Yintoni iNkundla yeNkundla yaseDan yenza?
Inkundla zengingqi yiNkundla ePhakamileyo yeSithili sase-Columbia kunye neSithili se-Columbia Court of Appeals, abagwebi babo abonyulwe nguMongameli.
Iinkundla zisebenza ngurhulumente wephondo kodwa zihluke kwiNkundla yeSithili sase-United States yeSithili sase-Columbia kunye neNkundla yeziBheno kwi-District of Columbia Circuit, ezona kuphela amatyala malunga nomthetho wesigqeba. INkundla ePhakamileyo ilawula izilingo zengingqi ezinxulumene noluntu, inkundla yolwaphulo-mthetho, inkundla yentsapho, ingxaki, irhafu, umnini-mhlaba-mali, amabango amancinci kunye nemicimbi yendlela. Inkundla yeziBheno ilingana nenkundla ephakamileyo yelizwe kwaye igunyaziswe ukuhlaziya yonke imirhumo eyenziwe yiNkundla ePhakamileyo. Iphinde iphinde ihlole izigqibo zee-arhente zolawulo, amabhodi kunye neekomishoni zikaRhulumente we-DC.
Ziziphi iimeko zokuVotelwa kwamalungelo eSithili sase-Columbia?
DC ayikho abameli bokuvota kwiCongress. Isixeko sithathwa njengesithili seseburhulumenteni nangona ngoku sinezigidi ezingama-600,000. Abapolitiki basekuhlaleni kufuneka bafune ukuba amagosa aseburhulumenteni aphembelele indlela uhulumeni wombuso achitha ngayo iirhafu zeerhafu kwizinto ezibalulekileyo ezifana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo, ukhuseleko lwezeNtlalo, ukhuseleko lwendalo, ulawulo lolwaphulo-mthetho, ukhuseleko loluntu kunye nomgaqo-nkqubo wangaphandle. Imibutho yasekuhlaleni iyaqhubeka icela i-statehood. Funda kabanzi malunga namalungelo e-DC wokuvota.
Ziziphi iimali Ngaba abahlali baseDDC bahlawula?
Abemi be-DC bahlawula iirhafu zendawo kwiintlobo zezinto, kubandakanywa ingeniso, ipropati kunye neentengiso zokuthengisa. Kwaye ukuba ubungenangxaki, ewe, uMongameli uhlawula irhafu yerhafu yengingqi njengoko ehlala kwiNdlu eNtshonalanga. Funda kabanzi malunga neentlawulo ze-DC.
Ndingayifumana njani i-Dc yakwaRhulumente?
ISithili se-Columbia sinama-arhente amaninzi kunye neenkonzo. Nantsi ulwazi loqhagamshelwano lwezinye i-arhente eziphambili.
IiKomishoni zoLuntu eziBelulekisayo-anc.dc.gov
I-Beverage Drinking Regulation Regulation - abra.dc.gov
IBhodi yeZokhetho kunye neNkcubeko - dcboee.org
I-Arhente yeeNkonzo zeNtwana neNtsapho - cfsa.dc.gov
Isebe labathengi kunye neMicimbi yokuLawula - dcra.dc.gov
Isebe leNkonzo yeNgqesho - does.dc.gov
ISebe lezeMpilo - doh.dc.gov
Isebe le-Inshorensi, i-Securities kunye neBhanki-disb.dc.gov
ISebe leZithuthi - dmv.dc.gov
Isebe Lemisebenzi Yoluntu - dpw.dc.gov
I-DC Ofisi yokuguga - dcoa.dc.gov
I-Library yoluntu ye-DC - dclibrary.org
Izikolo zikaRhulumente zeDDC - dcps.dc.gov
DC Water - dcwater.com
ISebe leZithili lezoThutho - ddot.dc.gov
Umlilo kunye neSebe lezeNkonzo zezoNyango eziPhezulu - fems.dc.gov
Ofisi kaMeya - dc.gov
Isebe lePolisa laseMetro- mpdc.dc.gov
I-Ofisi yeGosa eliPhezulu lezeMali - cfo.dc.gov
Ofisi yeZoning - dcoz.dc.gov
Ibhodi yeSikolo soMqulu weCharter - dcpubliccharter.com
I-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority-wmata.com