What is the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution?
Q: What is the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution?
A: The Twenty-third Amendment extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral college, as if it were a state.
Q: When was the Twenty-third Amendment proposed?
A: The Twenty-third Amendment was proposed by the 86th Congress on June 16, 1960.
Q: When was the Twenty-third Amendment ratified by the states?
A: The Twenty-third Amendment was ratified by the states on March 29, 1961.
Q: How many electors is the District of Columbia allocated according to the terms of the amendment?
A: According to the terms of the amendment, the district is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, but no more electors than the least populous state (currently Wyoming, which has three electors).
Q: Can the District of Columbia have more than three electors even if it were a state?
A: No, even if it were a state, the district's population would entitle it to only three electors.
Q: Which political party's presidential and vice presidential candidates have the District's electoral votes been cast for in every election since the passage of the Twenty-third Amendment?
A: Since the passage of this amendment, the District's electoral votes have been cast for the Democratic Party's presidential and vice presidential candidates in every election.
Q: What is the purpose of the Twenty-third Amendment?
A: The purpose of the Twenty-third Amendment is to extend the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral college, as if it were a state.
