# Is one legally required to change their voting registration address when moving between states

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-legally-required-to-change-their-voting-registration-address-when-moving-between-states/770552 "2016-11-03T19:20:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-legally-required-to-change-their-voting-registration-address-when-moving-between-states/770552/21 "2016-11-04T06:41:43Z")

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> [@doreen](#):
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> Military members presumably plan to return to their  
> state of legal residence.

As I understand it, in practice it’s often about state income taxes, not future plans.

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**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-legally-required-to-change-their-voting-registration-address-when-moving-between-states/770552/22 "2016-11-04T11:36:59Z")

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> [@Lord\_Feldon](#):
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> As I understand it, in practice it’s often about state income taxes, not future plans.

And future plans are also often about state income taxes - the weather isn’t the only reason that Floridians don’t retire to New York while the reverse is very common.

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**Author:** ![Whiteknight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whiteknight/32/4962_2.png) [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-legally-required-to-change-their-voting-registration-address-when-moving-between-states/770552/23 "2016-11-04T18:44:07Z")

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It’s not one the states in question, but I did find some information for Ohio voters:

[http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Voters/voterEligibility.aspx#qualifications](http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Voters/voterEligibility.aspx#qualifications)

> [@](#):
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> Ohio is not considered your voting residence when:
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> You have moved to another state and vote in that state;  
> **You have moved to another state and intend to make that state your residence;  
> You moved to another state and continuously reside outside of Ohio for a period of 4 years or more.**

It seems that at least in this case, RealityChuck’s suggestion that a parents’ address is valid does not seem to be accurate.

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