Amendment 23

 


The 23rd Amendment gives residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections, which they did not have before. It also allows D.C. to receive electoral votes in the Electoral College, just like a state, though it cannot have more votes than the least populated state. This helped ensure that people living in the nation’s capital have a voice in choosing the President.

This video explains that the 23rd Amendment, passed in 1961, fixed this problem by giving D.C. residents the right to vote for President and giving the district electoral votes in the Electoral College. However, it would also point out that D.C. cannot have more electoral votes than the smallest state.

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