District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016

E47394

ballot measure local election referendum

The District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 was a local ballot measure in which D.C. voters overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal for the U.S. capital to become the 51st state, advancing the long-running campaign for full congressional representation and self-governance.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Advisory Referendum B	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballot measure ⓘ local election ⓘ referendum ⓘ
aimedAt	full congressional representation for District of Columbia residents ⓘ greater self-governance for the District of Columbia ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
ballotMeasureNumber	District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Advisory Referendum B
ballotType	advisory referendum ⓘ non-binding referendum ⓘ
context	long-running campaign for D.C. home rule and statehood ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	8 November 2016 ⓘ
electoralCategory	local ballot measure ⓘ
electorate	registered voters of the District of Columbia ⓘ
followedBy	statehood admission bill proposals in the U.S. Congress ⓘ
hasEffectOn	District of Columbia political status debate ⓘ
includedProposal	adoption of a state constitution for the proposed state ⓘ conversion of the District into a state with a republican form of government ⓘ establishment of boundaries for the proposed state ⓘ petitioning Congress to admit the new state ⓘ
isPartOf	history of voting rights in the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	advisory to the U.S. Congress ⓘ
location	District of Columbia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oppositionPercentage	about 14 percent ⓘ
organizedBy	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia government
outcome	voters endorsed statehood proposal ⓘ
partOf	2016 United States presidential election ⓘ surface form: 2016 United States elections 2016 Washington, D.C., general election ⓘ
pointInTime	2016 ⓘ
precededBy	District of Columbia statehood referendum, 1980 ⓘ
proposedBy	Muriel Bowser ⓘ surface form: Mayor Muriel Bowser
proposedStateName	State of New Columbia ⓘ
questionText	Should the District of Columbia be admitted to the Union as a state? ⓘ
relatedTo	District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ representation of Washington, D.C., in the U.S. Congress ⓘ
result	approved ⓘ
subjectOfReferendum	District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia statehood proposal for D.C. to become the 51st state ⓘ
supportedBy	Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ D.C. Democratic Party ⓘ Muriel Bowser ⓘ
supportPercentage	about 86 percent ⓘ
votingSystem	simple majority ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Advisory Referendum B