WASHINGTON - The people of the District of Columbia moved a step closer
Thursday to gaining voting rights they have been denied for more than 200 years. more....
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Adam Clampitt
About Me
- Adam Clampitt
- Adam Clampitt is a resident of Washington, DC, a public relations executive and an officer in the United States Navy Reserve. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Clampitt moved to Washington, DC in 1987 at the age of 12 and grew up on Albemarle and 36th Street in Northwest. He attended the Edmund Burke School in Ward 3 and then Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Maybe this will renew people's faith and persuade them to change their voter registration. Since so many DC residents are transplants, they maintain their voter registration in their home state. When pressed why they don't change, they've replied "Because I want my vote to count for something!" It is a short-sighted answer considering their ANC, Board of Education, City Council, and Mayor have a more immediate impact on their lives. They believe that their federal "voice" is paramount; when in one point-of-view, it becomes diminished as it is aggregated with the tens of thousands of other individuals in their home district.
It's true, when I moved to DC, I maintained my NY voter registration. Now, as a full-fledged DC voter, I get MORE access to my government considering our ANCs.
When Del. Norton becomes Rep. Norton, let's ensure the Board of Elections and Ethics is ready to register the thousands of transplants who may just make DC their home!
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