Sorry, stupid question to follow: I thought there was no voting in DC

[SaveAmerica]

(no taxation without representation and all that). Did something happen to turn that around and give those living in DC a vote?

[Patsy Stone]

There is no representation in Congress

But they are citizens of a Federal District and they get to vote. Their delegation to Congress has no vote.

[TZ]

8. There is actually a rep (Eleanor Holmes Norton)

and a shadow senator too, I think. But they don't vote.

[Patsy Stone]

11. Right

I should have said "no voting representation" in my title, instead of burying it at the end. :thumbsup:

[MonkeyFunk]

1. No

they vote. They have electors, too in presidential elections.

They just don't have a vote in Congress.

[NightWatcher]

2. they just dont get representation, but they vote on things like mayoral and local and federal stuff

[TheDonkey]

3. DC can vote in the primary and presidential race

the no taxation without representation refers to the fact that DC has no representation in the Senate or House. IE. they do not get Senators or House members even though there are more people living in DC than in many other states in congress like Utah or Rhode Island for example.

[TZ]

4. No vote IN CONGRESS

They have a rep, and a shadow senator, neither of which can vote on anything in congress. But yes, they do vote in general elections.

[IndyOp]

5. Wiki...

Voting rights in the District of Columbia, that is, the city of Washington, D.C., United States, differ from those of United States citizens in other parts of the country. In particular, citizens of the District of Columbia have only non-voting representation in the United States House of Representatives and no representation in the United States Senate.

Formerly, District residents had no participation in the federal government at all, but they have voted in presidential elections since the Twenty third Amendment in 1961 (which first applied in the election of 1964). Citizens of Washington, D.C., are represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting delegate who may vote in committee and participate in debate but cannot vote with the full House. See Shadow congressperson.

The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act would address this issue by giving D.C. a voting member in the House, but not in the Senate. There are many arguments for and against this legislation giving the District of Columbia voting representation in the House of Representatives.

A separate yet related controversy regards D.C. residents being able to govern their local affairs. For more on this, see District of Columbia home rule.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_voting_rights

[tritsofme]

6. DC has voted in presidential elections since 1964.

Parties can also choose to send delegates to their convention from territories that are unable to vote in presidential elections.

[stahbrett]

7. D.C. isn't a state, so therefore don't have senators, congresspeople, etc. (eom)

[oberliner]

9. They have no represenation in Congress

No Senators and no House members with voting privileges. (They have one non-voting member of the House)

They still get to vote in Presidential elections (since 1961).

[SaveAmerica]

10. Thanks everyone, I knew someone who moved to DC who thought

she wouldn't be able to vote there. I should have done the research on that myself (representation - representatives DUH!) Thanks again!

[theboss]

12. 3 electoral votes

DC has no senators on representatives. It does have a vote for the presidency.