Talk:District of Columbia federal voting rights

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Overwhelmingly Democratic

DC is overwhelmingly Democratic, and its local assembly could easily have no Republican members. This is the fate of assemblies with First past the post voting, and single member constituencies. I cannot quote the source, but I seem to remember that two seats in this assembly elect members not of the majority party. Two members are needed so that one can second the other one's proposals. ----MountVic127 (talk) 23:26, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want that added to the article? If so, where? SMP0328. (talk) 23:47, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest some paragraphs called "Avoiding wipeouts" and place it before "See also". But not yet, as the proposed text is not yet verified.

Suggest writing this section as a Draft: ----MountVic127 (talk) 08:30, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced subsection

The Other cities subsection of the Comparison with other federal capitals section is unsourced. It has been cite tagged for eight months, but no sourcing has been added. This material can be restored if reliable sourcing is included. This is the material at issue:

Other cities

Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is not located in a separate territory or district. It instead is within the province of Ontario, of which Toronto is the capital. In the bicameral Parliament, Ottawa is represented by eight Members of Parliament in the House of Commons and is collectively represented with the rest of the province by Ontario's 24 appointed senators in the Senate. As part of Ontario, Ottawa also elects eight Members of Provincial Parliament to the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Bern, the de facto capital of Switzerland, is part of the Canton of Bern, of which it is also capital, and of Bern-Mittelland, of which Ostermundigen is the capital. In the Federal Assembly, it is represented by 25 members in the National Council and two in the Council of States. As part of the Canton of Bern, Bern is represented in the Grand Council.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is not located in a special district and is instead part of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, of which it is also seat. The Federal National Council is half elected and half appointed by the respective Rulers, with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi being allocated 4 elected seats, which is the highest number and on par with the Emirate of Dubai. Due to having the largest oil revenue, the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is also President of the United Arab Emirates, while the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai is Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.

SMP0328. (talk) 00:13, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added back with citations. -- Beland (talk) 01:37, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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District of Columbia voting rights → District of Columbia federal voting rights – This article is only about voting for federal offices - Congress, President, and Vice President. It does not cover local government, so needs a better title to distinguish it from District of Columbia home rule. I nominate "District of Columbia federal voting rights" as the most minimal change I could think of to do this. But I'm not sure it's the clearest title, and others may have better ideas? "District of Columbia federal representation" is also a possibility, which also seems to focus on the inability to vote for Congress rather than voting rights issues generally (which include controversies over access, eligibility, etc.). -- Beland (talk) 00:53, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. There is a separate article that addresses local voting, which is too large for the two to be merged. BD2412 T 01:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Don't like the wording, "federal voting rights" is a clumsy, ambiguous phrase. I am not sure what a "federal voting right" is. Your votes are federated? Or you vote by federation? Or are you implying rights voting granted by federal government, which would include all voting rights in DC (as it is under the federal government)? What you mean to say is "DC voting rights in federal elections". I think in this instance, longer is clearer. Otherwise I'd leave it be - the lede & DAB at the top clarifies it quickly enough. Walrasiad (talk) 04:15, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It's more clear of the scope than the current title. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:12, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I understood immediately what was meant by the proposed title. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:26, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]