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=23 Amendment.=

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 1.** The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
 * Section 2.** The Congress shall have power to enforce this article using appropriate legislation.

__Summary:__ Section 1:People living in the District of Columbia are granted the right to vote in presidential elections. Section 2: D.C. has no representation in Congress.

D.C. was planned to be the center of government and not a population center, and because of that the citizens of D.C. were living in a federal district so they had no real local government and they had no power in federal government.

The 23rd amendment does not directly influence all citizens of the U.S. or our civil liberties, but it does affecting the voting rights of citizens within the district of Columbia.

This amendment was introduced in June 17, 1960. It was ratified March 29, 1961.