Passed by Congress June 16, 1960. Ratified March 29, 1961.
Section 1.
The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as 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.
Initially Washington D.C. Had no electoral votes because they DC is not a state therefore the residents were not allowed to vote for President or Congress. They were then afforded only 3 electoral votes regardless of their population. U.S. Territories Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have votes to allow them to be a part of the election as well.
Does our voice really matter, the electoral college decides who goes to office?
How DC got their electoral votes for the Presidential election.
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