Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical | 3 |
| 23rd Amendment | 1 |
| Amendment XXIII | 1 |
| Twenty-third Amendment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution Context triple: [Electoral College, constitutionalBasis, Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution]
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A.
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the 1804 amendment that reformed the presidential election process by requiring separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent electoral deadlocks and conflicts between running mates.
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B.
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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C.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
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D.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
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E.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
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A.
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the 1804 amendment that reformed the presidential election process by requiring separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent electoral deadlocks and conflicts between running mates.
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B.
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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C.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
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D.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
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E.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| affectsOffice |
President of the United States
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Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| aimedAt | increasing democratic participation of District of Columbia residents ⓘ |
| allows | District of Columbia to appoint electors for President and Vice President ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Washington, D.C.
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residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory |
Electoral College amendment
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suffrage amendment ⓘ |
| constitutionalNumbering |
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Amendment XXIII
|
| containsProvision |
Section 1
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Section 2 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effectiveOn | 1961-03-29 ⓘ |
| empowers | Congress to enforce the article by appropriate legislation ⓘ |
| governs | appointment of presidential electors for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| grants |
allocation of Electoral College votes to the District of Columbia
ⓘ
right of residents of Washington, D.C. to participate in presidential elections ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
|
| jurisdiction | federal elections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| limits | number of electors for the District of Columbia to no more than the least populous state ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| proposedOn | 1960-06-16 ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1961-03-29 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Electoral College reform
ⓘ
representation of the District of Columbia ⓘ voting rights in the United States ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| setsMaximum | three presidential electors for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| shortName |
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
23rd Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Twenty-third Amendment
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| subject |
District of Columbia
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Electoral College ⓘ United States presidential election ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential elections
voting rights ⓘ |
| textBegins | "Section 1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:" ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | expansion of suffrage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Electoral College
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constitutionalBasis
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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shortName
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Twenty-third Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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shortName
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
23rd Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutionalNumbering
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Amendment XXIII
24th Amendment to the United States Constitution
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precededBy
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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District of Columbia
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electoralVotesGrantedBy
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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