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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
The Twenty-Third Amendment of the Constitution allows D.C. to participate in Presidential elections.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch discusses the implications of D.C. statehood on electoral votes.

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