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On 31 March 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from District of Columbia voting rights to District of Columbia federal voting rights. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Requested move 31 March 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) {{ping|ClydeFranklin}} (t/c) 02:25, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

District of Columbia voting rights → District of Columbia federal voting rights – This article is only about voting for federal offices - Congress, President, and Vice President. It does not cover local government, so needs a better title to distinguish it from District of Columbia home rule. I nominate "District of Columbia federal voting rights" as the most minimal change I could think of to do this. But I'm not sure it's the clearest title, and others may have better ideas? "District of Columbia federal representation" is also a possibility, which also seems to focus on the inability to vote for Congress rather than voting rights issues generally (which include controversies over access, eligibility, etc.). -- Beland (talk) 00:53, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. There is a separate article that addresses local voting, which is too large for the two to be merged. BD2412 T 01:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Don't like the wording, "federal voting rights" is a clumsy, ambiguous phrase. I am not sure what a "federal voting right" is. Your votes are federated? Or you vote by federation? Or are you implying rights voting granted by federal government, which would include all voting rights in DC (as it is under the federal government)? What you mean to say is "DC voting rights in federal elections". I think in this instance, longer is clearer. Otherwise I'd leave it be - the lede & DAB at the top clarifies it quickly enough. Walrasiad (talk) 04:15, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It's more clear of the scope than the current title. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:12, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I understood immediately what was meant by the proposed title. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:26, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

DC has no-excuse mail-in voting. Ballots are mailed out automatically

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--Timeshifter (talk) 14:38, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anomaly

It seems strange that there are 678,972 people, with approximately 504,242 of voting age. Residents are allowed Electorial College representation for president and vice-president but have no representation in the US House or the US Senate. They pay federal taxes, serve in the military and on juries, and pay local taxes. D.C. has a non-voting delegate, two shadow Senators, and a shadow representative to petition for statehood. Makes one wonder about "Taxation without representation". I suppose the statehood representatives can take a few years' vacation, possibly not more than four. -- Otr500 (talk) 07:08, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]