Sec. 4. Restoration of Right of District of Columbia Residents to Participate as Maryland Residents in Presidential Elections
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the right of the people of the District of Columbia to be eligible to participate in elections for electors of President and Vice President, and to serve as such electors as Maryland residents in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, is hereby restored. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining eligibility to serve as electors of President and Vice President, the right of the residents of the District of Columbia to be considered inhabitants of the State of Maryland is hereby restored.
In accordance with the authority under sections 1 and 2 of the 23rd amendment to the Constitution and the authority under article I, section 8, to legislate for the District of Columbia, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, Congress directs that no electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed by the District of Columbia and that no votes from such electors shall be cast or counted in the electoral vote for President and Vice President. Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking section 21.
The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 21.