Which Amendment grants voters in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president?

• A. Amendment 23
• B. Amendment 24
• C. Amendment 25
• D. Amendment 26

Answer: (A)

The Twenty-Third Amendment grants residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president. It gives DC a number of electoral votes equal to what it would have if it were a state—based on its representation in Congress (two Senators plus a certain number of Representatives), but not more than the least-populous state. Today that means DC has three electoral votes, enabling its residents to participate in presidential elections just like states do.

This amendment is the one that specifically addresses DC's presidential voting rights; the other amendments cover different topics—the Twenty-Fourth Amendment bans poll taxes in federal elections, the Twenty-Fifth deals with presidential succession and disability, and the Twenty-Sixth lowers the voting age to 18.