Can you vote in Washington DC?

Several bills have been introduced in Congress to grant the District of Columbia voting representation in one or both houses of Congress. The constitutional argument about whether Congress can provide the District of Columbia with a voting member in the House of Representatives, but not in the Senate, is heavily debated by each side. In Hepburn v. read more

Washington, DC is just a city, so it can't function like a state. Before Washington City, Washington County, and Georgetown were merged into Washington, District of Columbia in 1871, this was accurate. read more

People can vote, but It's not considered a state, so the are no legislators to represent it when congress is voting. But it should be because so many people live there and they have the same needs as a state. read more