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Which amendment allows residents of Washington D.C. to vote in Presidential elections?
The 23rd Amendment gave DC residents the right to vote in presidential elections. Congress' fear of a civilian revolt in Washington kept it without any rights until 1961, when the 23rd amendment to the Constitution for the first time allowed DC the right to vote in presidential elections.
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What is the 23th amendment?
Ratified March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment gave residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for Electors for President and Vice President. Residents of the District had not been able to vote before as Washington D.C. is not an actual state.
Which election was Washington D.C. first able to vote?
Residents of Washington, D.C. were first allowed to vote for President in 1964. Residents of Washington, D.C. were first allowed to vote for mayor and the city council in 1974. Residents of Washington, D.C. are not permitted voting representation in Congress.
What group of people was not given the right to vote by either Amendments Thirteen Fourteen or Fifteen?
The 15th Amendment granted suffrage primarily to African-American males by prohibiting discrimination by race (this applied to all previously excluded groups of male citizens); women, residents of the District of Columbia, and young people aged 18-21 weren't granted the right to vote until the 20th century.The 19th Amendment (1920) allowed women the right to vote; the 23rd Amendment (1961) granted residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote in Presidential elections; the 26th Amendment (1971) dropped the voting age for all citizens from 21 to 18.The 13th and 14th Amendments had nothing to do with voting.
What gives Washington D.C. an electoral vote and allows the people of Washington D.C. to vote for president and vice president?
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the residents of the District of Columbia to have an equal number of votes with least populous state. Wyoming has the smallest population and three electoral votes. Therefore, the residents of Washington, D.C. are also receive three electoral votes.
Do US territories get any electorate votes?
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html#territoriesCan citizens in U.S. Territories vote for President? No, the Electoral College system does not provide for residents of U.S. Territories, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa to vote for President. Unless citizens in U.S. Territories have official residency (domicile) in a U.S. State or the District of Columbia (and vote by absentee ballot or travel to their State to vote), they cannot vote in the Presidential election. Note that prior to the adoption of the 23rd Amendment, DC residents could not vote in the Presidential election. The political parties may authorize voters in primary elections in Territories to select delegates to represent them at the political party conventions. But that process does not affect the Electoral College system.
