Amendment XXIII, Section 1

Debates in Congress

• quoted bySuggested
  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 47

  The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct.

  The paragraph reads out the opening words of section 1 of the joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 154

  The proposed amendment next provides that the District electors "meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the 12th article of amendment." This is the present provision of the Constitution which prescribes the manner in which the electors cast their ballots for President and Vice President.

  The paragraph quotes, in quotation marks, words of the proposed amendment on the District electors; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 219

  The resolution before you, on page 2, section 1, starting in line 2, reads as follows: "The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct" anumber of electors, and so on.

  The paragraph quotes, in quotation marks, section 1 of the joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 274

  …but rather to discuss principally my amendment which was offered in and approved by the committee and which appears on page 2, line 8 of the resolution and reads "but in no event more than the least populous State."

  The paragraph quotes, in quotation marks, the words of an amendment adopted in committee; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 298

  The bill gives the District of Columbia "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." It is this "but" clause-this limitation upon the number of electors-­ that is bad.

  The paragraph quotes, in quotation marks, the words of the bill on the District's electors; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 452

  …and Representatives in the Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State; such electors shall possess the qualifications required by article II of this Constitution; 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 cast their ballots as provided by the twelfth article of amendment."

  The paragraph gives the words of the District electors article in the Senate's joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 457

  The District constituting the seat of Government of the Uni te d States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

  The paragraph gives the opening words of section 1 of House Joint Resolution 757 as passed; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  House, June 14, 1960, ¶ 458

  "'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 12th article of amendment.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 1 of House Joint Resolution 757 as passed; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, February 2, 1960 (3), ¶ 276

  …Representatives in the Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State; such electors shall possess the · qualifications required by article II of this Constitution; 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 cast their _ ballots as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.•

  The paragraph gives the words of the District of Columbia electors article in a proposed substitute; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, February 2, 1960 (3), ¶ 291

  It also provides that such electors shall possess the qualifications required by article II of the Constitution; that they shall be in addition to those elected by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors selected by a State; and that they shall meet in the District and cast .

  The paragraph sets out the District of Columbia electors article of the speaker's substitute, giving its words; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, February 2, 1960 (3), ¶ 312

  Columbia shall elect "a number of electors of President and Vice President haps equal to the whole number of Senators in and Representatives in the Congress to mean which the District would be entitled if it were a State." This is the form in of which the amendment was approved by that a 5-1 vote of the Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee of the Committee of oil the Judiciary just…

  The paragraph quotes, in quotation marks, words of the District of Columbia electors proposal; this run of words, the least broken by OCR, appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, June 16, 1960, ¶ 5

  The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

  The paragraph gives the words of section 1 of the joint resolution as passed by the House; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, June 16, 1960, ¶ 6

  "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 cons.idered, 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…

  The paragraph gives the words of section 1 of the joint resolution as passed by the House; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, June 16, 1960, ¶ 169

  A number of elec to rs of President an d Vice President equal to the whole number of Senat ors and Repre sentat ives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a state-

  The paragraph gives words of section 1 of the joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 36

  …and Representatives in the Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State; such electors shall possess the qualifications required by article II of this Constitution; 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 Preesident, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and cast their ballots as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.' "

  The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 41

  The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

  The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

• quoted bySuggested
  Senate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 42

  "'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.

  The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.

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  Senate, March 10, 1971, ¶ 111

  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.

  The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-third Amendment.