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United States Constitution/Amendment Twenty-three

Amendment XXIII (the Twenty-third Amendment) of the United States Constitution grants electors to the District of Columbia. It was ratified on March 29, 1961 and states:

Section 1.

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.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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Article One (United States Constitution) | Article One of the United States Constitution | Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation | Congressional power of enforcement | The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article | The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation | United States Constitution/Article One

 

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