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DonViejo

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5. Yes...

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 10:32 AM

Jul 2016

When I lived in PR I could not vote there in anything other than local elections (Mayor, State Rep/Senate, etc), the Presidential primary and for the PR delegate to the U.S. Congress. Once I changed my residency back to Massachusetts, my voting rights were fully restored. The same would apply to Puerto Rican nationals; live on the island, your voting rights are restricted; move to the continental U.S. (or Hawaii) and you receive full voting rights.

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Puerto Ricans in Florida: the 'outsiders' with a powerful swing vote [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 OP

This is more analysis than it is LBN but, DonViejo Jul 2016 #1

But Don't They Become Eligible To Vote When They Change Residency? Vogon_Glory Jul 2016 #2

Hell yeah they can vote in FL when they change residency, and they tend to vote Democrat.... markj757 Jul 2016 #3

Yes. My first election in the US was '92. A year after I moved from Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2016 #4

Yes... DonViejo Jul 2016 #5

Well, In That Case, Some Mainland Tea-publican Politicians May Be In For A Surprise Vogon_Glory Jul 2016 #6

Locking Chemisse Jul 2016 #7