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Constitutional Amendment XXIII, 1961

Die Bewohner des District of Columbia erhielten durch diesen Verfassungszusatz das Recht, bei der Wahl des Präsidenten mitzuwirken. Er wurde am 16. Juni 1960 beschlossen und am 29. März 1961 ratifiziert.

 

AMENDMENT XXIII

“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.

“Sec. 2.The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation”.

 

 

Faksimile: Constitutional Amendment XXIII

Constitutional Amendment XXIII

 

Quelle:
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27