District of Columbia federal voting rights
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district-of-columbia-federal-voting-rights-180-17575078
title:
District of Columbia federal voting rights
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Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants each state voting representation in both houses of the United States Congress. It defines the federal district as being outside of any state, and does not grant it any voting representation in Congress. The Constitution grants Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the District in "all cases whatsoever". In the House of Representatives, the District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_federal_voting_rights
date created:
2005-04-12T18:03:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T16:16:17Z
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