This amendment gives Washington DC representation in the Electoral College.

Full Text

Section 1. The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the 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.

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

12th Amendment

Past Attempts at Reform

Electoral College Table of Contents
 

December 18th 2007
An opportunity to dump the electoral college
NJ.com

Columnist Frank Askin writes about the National Popular Vote plan, and why the time has come to dump the Electoral College.

December 13th 2007
New Jersey Assembly wants electoral votes for popular vote winner

The Assembly voted 43-32 on Thursday to approve legislation delivering the state's 15 electoral votes for president to the winner of the national popular vote.

December 9th 2007
A 'Ridiculous' Idea?
The Columbian

The Columbian endorses the National Popular Vote plan for electing the president.

November 28th 2007
Real Reform
The Reporter

FairVote friend Steven Hill slams the congressional district plan for awarding electoral votes and points to a better option: a national popular vote for president.

October 2nd 2007
Keep it simple with a national popular vote
The Politico

FairVote's executive director supports a national popular vote for president over allocating electors by congressional district.

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