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What city could not vote for the president before the 23rd amendment?
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What amendment gives residents of DC the right to vote?
The 23rd amendment gave Washington, D.C. the right to vote for electors, who cast votes for the president and vice president in the electoral college. Prior to that they could not vote for the president and vice president since Washington, D.C. is not a state.
This Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote for President?
Such is the 23rd amendment to the constitution. It was passed by Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states.
What amendment called for the president and vice president to be elected on one ticket?
The 23rd amendment, also known as the Bill of Adjoinment.
How did the passage of the 23rd amendment change American culture?
A) people living in Washington d.c could not vote for president :) do your homework!
What did the 23rd amendment give the District of Columbia?
The 23rd Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote for the President. It was Ratified March 29, 1961.
What rights does the 23rd amendment give you?
The 23rd amendment permitted Washington DC to choose electors for President and Vice PresidentTHIS IS NOT THE ANSWER...I GOT IT WRONG ON MY PAPER AFTER USING THIS !!
Have the people in the District of Columbia always voted in presidential elections?
No - they could not vote for President until the 23rd amendment was ratified in 1961.
What president signed the 23rd amendment?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy The president is not part of the amendment process. If Kennedy really did sign an amendment, it was merely a gesture and had no legal effect.
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.
What does the 23 amendment say?
Amendment 23 says that U.S. citizens in the District of Columbia can vote for the Electors who formally vote for President and Vice President. Before Amendment 23 was passed, those who lived in Washington, D.C. could not cast votes for these Electors. Today, the District of Columbia gets three electoral votes.
What was the main focus of the 23rd amendment of the US constitution?
Selection of the president of the united states
How did the 23rd amendment change the repeal against alcohol?
The 23rd amendment had nothing to do with alcohol.
