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Section 1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the Dis- trict would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the * The Twenty-Second Amendment was ratified Febru- ary 27, 1951. ** The Twenty-Third Amendment was ratified March 29, 1961. 31 75-400_PocketCon. New 7-6-12: 7/6/12 9:36 AM Page 32 States, but they shall be considered, for the pur- poses of the election of President and Vice Presi- dent, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.