Jose Ceralde
7 Nov 2010

Re: Non-residents should not vote

Edwin,

Should you first work on advocating on your point of view first here in US. Below is info on voting in US from non-residence. Source: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/faq.html#noway

Note that US law used to mandate loss of US citizenship for voting in a foreign election. However, this provision was struck down by the Supreme Court in Afroyim v. Rusk and was repealed by Congress in 1978.

Incidentally, US citizens living abroad (whether or not they happen to be dual citizens) should be aware that they may be legally entitled to vote in US federal elections.

Even if you have not had any residential ties to the US for years and have no plans to return, you may still vote in federal elections based on your last place of residence before moving away from the US. In such cases, federal law prohibits your former state from declaring you a resident for state tax purposes simply because you have exercised this right to vote in a federal election.

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