Hoy, todos los que amamos este bello Jardín de América, y del mundo- nos duelen las entrañas y el corazón se nos aprieta de rabia y de dolor. Este es un pueblo noble y pacífico, que ama profundamente a su isla.
Puerto Rico has no electoral votes. But everyone born in Puerto Rico is a US Citizen.
Meaning Puerto Ricans who are currently living stateside (ex: studying at a university and staying enough months of the year to qualify for residency) can vote.
Similarly, a… Californian… who is living in Puerto Rico has no electoral votes. Because USA assigns votes by land.
Every Puerto Rican is a USA citizen who has the right to vote. As long as they’re living in the correct area (ie: inside the 50 fully accepted states).
So a U.S. citizen who (having immediately prior lived for a qualifying period of time in a US State or in DC) currently lives in a foreign country has more rights than one currently living in Puerto Rico. A USian in Canada can vote for the President, but one in Puerto Rico cannot. That’s … ridiculous.
Seems kind of fucked up that an American can move to Europe and still vote in the state they came from, but cannot do the same if they move to PR (a US territory)…
Puerto Rico has no electoral votes. But everyone born in Puerto Rico is a US Citizen.
Meaning Puerto Ricans who are currently living stateside (ex: studying at a university and staying enough months of the year to qualify for residency) can vote.
Similarly, a… Californian… who is living in Puerto Rico has no electoral votes. Because USA assigns votes by land.
Every Puerto Rican is a USA citizen who has the right to vote. As long as they’re living in the correct area (ie: inside the 50 fully accepted states).
So a U.S. citizen who (having immediately prior lived for a qualifying period of time in a US State or in DC) currently lives in a foreign country has more rights than one currently living in Puerto Rico. A USian in Canada can vote for the President, but one in Puerto Rico cannot. That’s … ridiculous.
Why do US citizens living abroad get to vote then?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenpeddicord/2024/08/14/how-to-vote-in-the-us-presidential-election-as-an-expat/
https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote-from-abroad-overseas-voting
Seems kind of fucked up that an American can move to Europe and still vote in the state they came from, but cannot do the same if they move to PR (a US territory)…
I revisited the thread and noticed that nobody answered your question. Below is my answer to the expat vs PR resident question.
https://lemmy.ml/comment/14619858