Section 1.
"The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the states, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a state; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment."
Section 2.
"The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
Section 1.
Washington DC may appoint as many electors in the Electoral College as if it were a state, but no more than the least populous state. The status and position of these electors is equivalent to all other electors, and they will be expected to carry out the same responsibilities under the 12th amendment.
Section 2.
Congress is allowed to enforce this amendment under appropriate laws.
The District of Columbia's lack of voting representation in Congress has been controversial since the capital's founding. Proposed additions to the Constitution would repeal the 23rd amendment in favor of complete voting rights in DC. Making the district into a state is also up for debate.
This website taught me a lot about the District of Columbia, which I admit I didn't know anything about yesterday. For example, Congress agreed to pay for 70% of DC's Medicaid costs, and their prisons and courts. In return, the President appoints DC's local judges and is in charge of DC's prison and court system.
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