Article XXIII
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Section 1.
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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.
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Section 2.
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The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation. |
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