Tuesday, December 6, 2011

23rd Amendment

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 twelfth article of amendment.

in 1961 allowing District of Columbia residents to vote in presidential elections.



He talked about the history of events that led up to this amendment and then explained what it meant for the people.



Talked about what it was about and how many people wouldn’t be able to vote without this amendment in 1960.

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