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  • Jo Miran
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    3 hours ago

    I think it’s important to clarify the difference between “living in” and “residing”. If you live in Paris, France but your US residence is still listed as Paris, Texas, you can vote. If you live in Paris, France but your US residence is listed as San Juan, Puerto Rico, you cannot vote.

    Here is the kicker. If you live in Puerto Rico but you are still listed as residing in California, you can vote via mail. It is moronic.

    EDIT: Your place of residence is normally what is on your drivers license, voter registration and tax returns.

    • EleventhHour
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      53 hours ago

      The solution to this, of course, is to simply give Puerto Rico statehood.

      • @kava
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        this should have been done a long time ago. there’s gonna be a referendum on nov 5 2024 along with the general election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Puerto_Rican_status_referendum

        PR (pop: 3.2M) has more population than Wyoming (pop: 586K), Vermont (pop: 648K), Alaska (pop: 734K), and North Dakota (pop: 789K) combined (2.8M)

        Puerto Ricans (at least outside of PR) tend to be less inclined to vote right wing unless another famous little Caribbean island