In a thread from several days ago (I’ve been off the boards for too long…) ** t-keela** asked “But what would a voter need to do in order to be able to vote in a state other than the one in which they reside.”
bibliophage closed the thread, saying
I don’t want to piss off any moderators, but aside from the precise wording of ** t-keela**'s question, this is not necessarily illegal at all. What can be asked (quite legitimately) is:
“But what would a voter need to do in order to be able to vote in a state other than the one in which they ** principally** reside.”
This depends on the state voter registration laws, of course, but there is one state in particular that makes it perfectly legal to vote in their state even if you reside in another state for most of the year. As long as you spend some time in their state each year, you can legally register to vote in that state.
Coincidentally enough, that state is FLORIDA, the one state that ** t-keela**'s question seems most specifically to apply to.
Florida has many people that annually spend a couple of months there. The common term in Florida is “snowbirds,” who live up north but have a condo in Florida where they spend their winter months. For this reason, Florida, unlike most other states, allows you to keep your other state driver’s license when obtaining a Florida driver’s license.
Instead of citing chapter and verse myself, here’s a link to a website that does it for me:
It includes links to the appropriate Florida voter registration statues, what documents are required to register to vote in Florida (apparently, all you really need is a Florida address and some sort of documentation, such as a utility bill, to prove your residency), and to state you intend for Florida to be your state of legal residence. That you happen to live in another state for 10 months out of the year is irrelevant.
The site also explains how to get an absentee ballot, etc.
Just thought the inquiring minds would want to know.