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
 
December 21st 2004
Ohio
www.tompaine.com

The Bush electors in Ohio have cast their votes, even though the bitterly contested ballots that allegedly gave them standing as electors have not been recounted. When asked, the mainstream media will admit that there were rampant problems with this

December 13th 2004
County Chair Finds That Own Ballot Was Rejected
Channel 6 News New Orleans

November 21st 2004
America: restoring democracy
TomPaine.com

It's time to modernize and democratize our elections; several reforms our open to us.

November 2nd 2004
Putting fun back into elections
Decatur Daily

Opinion piece supporting IRV as a way to benefit third parties while ensuring majority rule.

November 2nd 2004
Abolish the Electoral College
The Harvard Crimson

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