Washington DC Voting Rights Amendment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005207",
  "term": "Washington DC Voting Rights Amendment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have granted full voting representation in Congress to the District of Columbia. It would have treated D.C. as if it were a state for the purposes of congressional representation and participation in the Electoral College. Proposed in 1978, it failed to be ratified by the necessary number of states before its seven-year deadline expired.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/washington-dc-voting-rights-amendment/"
}