Enfranchisement and disenfranchisement of different groups have been a moral and political issue throughout United States history.
Congress overrode Andrew Johnson's veto to pass the 1867 District of Columbia Suffrage Act (Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, March 16, 1867)
The voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants each state voting representation in both house
Satellite view of the District of Columbia in relation to the states of Maryland and Virginia.
