23rd Amendment
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
 
October 12th 2008
Let voters register on election day
Oregon Live

A Portland resident calls for instant runoff voting to end the spoiler problem.

October 10th 2008
Report: Campaign stops heaped on few states
Journal and Courier

The Journal and Courier picks up on FairVote's press release about the Shrinking Battleground in the 2008 Presidential Election.

September 21st 2008
Drop Out of College!
New York Post

Op-ed by National Popular Vote's John Koza featured in the New York Post

September 3rd 2008
Electoral College outdated; count each citizen's vote
Scarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ

Commentary argues that the electoral college should be abolished and supports the National Popular Vote plan.

September 3rd 2008
Obama-McCain contest: Should winner of popular vote always win the White House?
Christian Science Monitor

Article uses the 2008 Presidential race to explain the national popular vote plan.

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