23rd Amendment Project By mbrock Jan 1, 1890 The first bill for D.C. voting rights was introduced but not pushed further Jun 16, 1960 The amendment was proposed Jan 24, 1961 Alaska was the only state to reject it Mar 29, 1961 The amendment was ratified Jan 1, 1964 First used in the 1964 election won by Lyndon B. Johnson Jun 16, 1967 President Eisenhower, Nixon, and J.F.K. led a huge campain across several states to get them to agree with the amendment Mar 23, 1971 Nixon granted D.C. one non-voting representative to the house of representatives Aug 22, 1978 The amendment failed to become part of the constitution and was not ratified by the required number of states Apr 11, 2002 Alabama finaly ratified the amendment Jan 1, 2011 Wyoming had a lower population but the district was only allowed 3 electors