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Amendment XXIII was the twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution which permits the District of Columbia to choose Electors for President and Vice President. The amendment was proposed by Congress on June 17, 1960, and ratified by the states on March 29, 1961. The first Presidential election in which it was in effect was the presidential election of 1964.

FindLaw's commentary: "[This] . . . amendment would change the Constitution only to the minimum extent necessary to give the District appropriate participation in national elections. It would not make the District of Columbia a State. It would not give the District of Columbia any other attributes of a State or change the constitutional powers of the Congress to legislate with respect to the District of Columbia and to prescribe its form of government. . . . It would, however, perpetuate recognition of the unique status of the District as the seat of Federal Government under the exclusive legislative control of Congress."[H.R. Rep. No. 1698, 86th Cong., 2d Sess. 1, 2 (1960).]

WikiPedia commentary: Ratification was completed on March 29, 1961. The amendment was subsequently ratified by the following states:

1. New Hampshire (March 30, 1961, rescinded later that same day)
2. Alabama (April 16, 2002)

The amendment was rejected by the following state:

1. Arkansas (January 24, 1961)

The following states have not ratified the amendment:

1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Mississippi
4. Georgia
5. South Carolina
6. Louisiana
7. Texas
8. North Carolina
9. Virginia

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1. the 1st Amendment
2. the 2nd Amendment
3. the 3rd Amendment
4. the 4th Amendment
5. the 5th Amendment
6. the 6th Amendment
7. the 7th Amendment
8. the 8th Amendment
9. the 9th Amendment
10. the 10th Amendment
11. the 11th Amendment
12. the 12th Amendment
13. the 13th Amendment
14. the 14th Amendment
15. the 15th Amendment
16. the 16th Amendment
17. the 17th Amendment
18. the 18th Amendment
19. the 19th Amendment
20. the 20th Amendment
21. the 21st Amendment
22. the 22nd Amendment

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[Gaffer]

If I read this right, it enfranchises the residents of the District of Columbia....hell no and Puerto Rico either....I’m glad my state didn’t ratify......

[Jim Noble]

It gave Congress three electoral votes to play with, which is three too many.