December 18, 2000
Mayor Anthony Williams Convenes District of Columbia Electoral College
(Washington, DC) The District of Columbia Electoral College met at noon on Monday, December 18, 2000 at One Judiciary Square to cast its votes for president and vice president of the United States.
"The tenth anniversary of the District's participation in the Electoral College process reminds us that it is possible to amend the US Constitution so that District citizens can fully participate in the electoral process," said Mayor Anthony A. Williams. "The challenge we now face is obtaining full voting representation in our national legislature. District residents will not wait another 40 years."
Casting the District's three votes in the Electoral College were: Nadine P. Winter, who served on the first elected Council of the District of Columbia; Barbara Lett-Simmons, who served on the District's Board of Education from 1974 to 1986; and William H. Simons, the former president of the Washington Teachers' Union. This was the tenth meeting of the District of Columbia's Electoral College - marking almost 40 years of voting rights for citizens of the Nation's Capital. Residents of Washington, DC, were not allowed to vote for president and vice president until 1961.
During the meeting of the Electoral College, the electors publicly voted for president and vice president. The electors also signed the Certificate of Vote for the District of Columbia. All three votes went to Democratic candidates Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, who won the majority of votes in the District of Columbia.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Council Chair Linda Cropp participated in the event. Music was provided by the Alice Deal Jr. High School Band and the Cardozo Sr. High School Choir.
