{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.21","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-207.21","heading":"Powers of the President during transitional period.","body":"The President of the United States is hereby authorized and requested to take such action during the period following the date of the enactment of this chapter and ending on the date of the first meeting of the Council, by Executive Order or otherwise, with respect to the administration of the functions of the District government, as he deems necessary to enable the Board of Elections properly to perform its function under this chapter.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 2. District of Columbia Home Rule.","Subchapter VII. Referendum; Succession in Government; Temporary Provisions; Miscellaneous; Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Act; Rules of Construction; and Effective Dates.","Part C. Temporary Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-207.21","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"87aa984d031bd44b483f51ecec38b1735222fdba1c4339d344d7fea168b0d605","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.19","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}