Members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee yesterday overwhelmingly selected party chairwoman and longtime political fixture Anita Bonds to fill the At-Large seat on the D.C. Council vacated by Chairman Phil Mendelson.

Much like the cardinals gather in the Vatican to select a new pope according to antiquated rules and customs, members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee will congregate today in their own conclave in order to select an interim At-Large councilmember.

The D.C. Board of Elections today set April 23, 2013 as the date for a special election to fill an At-Large seat vacated by D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

In December the D.C. Democratic Party will select an interim At-Large councilmember to fill the seat vacated by D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

A robocall paid for by the D.C. Democratic State Committee mistakenly told 1,700 voters to cast their ballots…tomorrow.

Last week, we reported on an internal spat which broke out amongst members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee over who, if anyone, the group would endorse for the coming April 16 At-Large Special Election. The committee, which selected Interim Councilmember Sekou Biddle in early January, seemed to be leaning towards him; other Democrats in the race cried foul, arguing that the committee hadn’t actually held an endorsement vote as called for in its bylaws. Now it looks like the committee is trying to calm internal tensions and move on, though the way it’s going about it may not be terribly effective.

The D.C. Democratic State Committee certainly didn’t win any good government awards with the opaque process through which they selected interim Councilmember Sekou Biddle earlier this month, nor have more recent accusations painted the city’s preeminent political party in a favorable light. A struggle is now brewing within the party over whether or not Biddle is the party’s chosen candidate, bringing to light the darker side of local machine politics.

Bishop Harry Jackson has lost pretty much every battle related to marriage equality in the District, but he’s not giving up. GLAA Forum reports that Jackson’s High Impact Leadership Coalition has started distributing flyers encouraging attendees of the D.C. Democratic State Committee’s 2010 State Convention on June 12 to vote in a straw poll for candidates that have supported putting same-sex marriage to the District’s voters. According to the awesomely retro-looking flyer, attendees should…

We’ve gotten a surprising number of emails from readers and friends alike asking if we could provide any insight on tomorrow’s D.C. Democratic State Committee election. This only applies to those of you who are registered Democrats, but since we gather that’s rather a lot of you, here’s a little bit of background information to help you make your decision. If you’ve consulted your voter guide already, you’ve noticed that there are three groups of…