i was wondering if someone with dual citizenship is allowed to vote in our election(thinking about those darned ballots supposedly coming to florida)
They should be allowed to vote, that is a right of citizenship.
Gore is hoping to get some votes from Israeli’s with dual citizenship. That could help him if they are also residents of Florida.
And, no, I don’t know where their votes are counted if they are not a resident of a US state.
In California, the requirement is that you be a “resident” of California. This is interpreted fairly broadly. If you live in another country, but still have family living in California, you can claim California as your residence.
If you live overseas and are working for the US Governnment (e.g. a soldier), you can claim your last address in California.
I imagine that other states have similar laws. Another way to view this is that you can say you are a resident of any particular state as long nobody claims.
Oops,
Make that “as long as nobody contests it.”
My friend down the hall who is a dual citizen of Hong Kong as well as the US informs me that she isn’t allowed to vote in the federal election. I don’t know if she’s right or not, but that’s what she tells me.
I think there is actually a difference between state and federal elections in regards to this.
As Florida shows, the presidential election IS a state election. We only elect electors for our state who will (hopefully) place a like vote on our behalf in the vote that actually matters (he Electoral College). In fact, I do not know if there is really such a thing as a federal election in the US. We are, after all, a Republic rather than a true democracy.
I believe what the person was referring to was voting for Federal offices, i.e. President, Senator, Representative.
There is a US Government Program that runs all this, The Federal Voting Assistance Program.
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