23rd Amendment for Presidential Elections in Washington, D.C.

The Twenty-third Amendment (Amendment XXIII) to the United States Constitution permits citizens in the District of Columbia (which is not a State) to vote for 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.

Prior to the passage of the amendment, residents of Washington, D.C. were unable to vote for President or Vice President as the District is not a U.S. state.