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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.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn 1964, after the 23rd Amendment granted the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes.
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When did the State of Georgia allow 18 year olds to vote?
In Arizona, I was able to vote in the presidential election at 18...that would have been 1972.
Did Washington receive the unanimous vote of the electors in his first election as president?
Yes, There is a good summary on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1789 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1792 In the 1789 election, each elector cast 2 votes for the president and vice president. George Washington received a vote from EVERY elector for a unanimous election. John Adams received the majority of the Vice President votes and thus became vice president. In 1792 George Washington also received 100% of the Presidential votes, becoming the first and only president to ever receive 100% of the electoral votes.
What arguments contradict the theory that Americans are less involved in government than ever before?
The first election of President Obama brought out many young people and minority first-time voters. The second election of President Obama had people waiting in line for hours to be able to vote.
What kind of corruption does vote early and vote often refer to?
election fraud
How many presidents have been elected unanimously?
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
How can you vote if you're away when the election is held?
You can vote by absentee ballot. I was living in Germany when I was able to vote for my first presidential election and voted absentee ballot.
What year were women in colombia first able to vote in a general election?
The year was 1920. My grandmother was 45 when she cast her first vote.
Do you have to vote in the primary to be able to vote in the general election in TN?
NO
What happened in Australia if a person was in jail and would the person vote in the election or not?
they wouldn't be able to vote in an election because you cant have any criminal records to your name if you want to vote in an election
How old do you have to be able to vote in an election?
18 in the US
In The 1920 election was the first general election where who could vote?
I'm not sure if this is what you were asking for but the election of 1920 was the first time women could vote in a federal election nation-wide.
What state will be the first to legalize marijuana?
Washington state will vote for Initiative 502 in the November 2012 election and if it passes it will become the first state to legalize marijuana.
Do you need to be able to read Hebrew to vote in an Israeli general election?
No, you do not.
What are citizens able to vote in a given election called?
eligible voters
What are voters known as?
The people able to vote in an election are called the electorate.
Who recived every electoral vote?
The first U.S. presidential election was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. The election was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which had been ratified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington received all 69 electoral votes and was unanimously elected president.
Did free blacks vote in the first presidential election?
no
