VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS GRANTED TO D.C. RESIDENTS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment* to the United States Constitution granting residents of the District of Columbia the vote in Presidential elections became law with ratification by Kansas and Ohio.
The District of Columbia is the only non-state whose residents who are U.S. citizens may vote in presidential elections. The District is assigned 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The Democratic presidential candidate has carried the District in every presidential election 1964 through 2016.
The Twenty-third Amendment states...
"The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment* to the United States Constitution granting residents of the District of Columbia the vote in Presidential elections became law with ratification by Kansas and Ohio.
The District of Columbia is the only non-state whose residents who are U.S. citizens may vote in presidential elections. The District is assigned 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The Democratic presidential candidate has carried the District in every presidential election 1964 through 2016.
The Twenty-third Amendment states...
"The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
A
number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole
number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District
would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the
least populous State;
they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the 12th...amendment."
*The 23rd Amendment passed Congress on June 17, 1960.
JFK+50 NOTE
Tennessee ratified the 23rd Amendment on March 6, 1961. Arkansas rejected the amendment. Nine Southern states never ratified it.
SOURCE
"District of Columbia," www.270towin.com/
they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the 12th...amendment."
*The 23rd Amendment passed Congress on June 17, 1960.
JFK+50 NOTE
Tennessee ratified the 23rd Amendment on March 6, 1961. Arkansas rejected the amendment. Nine Southern states never ratified it.
SOURCE
"District of Columbia," www.270towin.com/
