Would have treated the District of Columbia as if it were a state regarding representation in Congress, representation in the Electoral College, and participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. Would also have repealed the 23rd Amendment. Never ratified. Proposed August 22, 1978. Ratification period ended August 22, 1985; amendment failed. The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would have given the District of Columbia full representation in the United States Congress, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. It would have also repealed the Twenty-third Amendment, which granted the District of Columbia the same number of electoral votes as that of the least populous state but gave it no role in contingent elections. Wiki link