Are puerto ricans living in Puerto Rico allowed to vote in our presidential elections?
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Unfortunately, because of the way the Electoral College works, Puerto Ricans, who are US citizens, do not have the right to participate in the election of the President of the United States if they reside in Puerto Rico.  The Constitution specifies that only states (and DC) can participate in the presidential election by choosing "electors" who are part of the Electoral College.\n\nA number of people from Puerto Rico have tried to sue the US Government to force it to recognize the right of the American citizens to participate in the presidential election.  These efforts have ultimately been unsuccessful.\n\nHowever, in 2000 there was a glimmer of hope for the American citizens who reside in Puerto Rico.  The US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued judgement on August stating that Puerto Rico had the right to participate in the Electoral College, as long as the state legislature approved a method.  The state legislature approved a law for the election of presidential electors from Puerto Rico, to be held together with the general election on November 7, 2000.\nThe ballots were printed (with Bush & Gore's names and pictures), and mailed out to absentee voters.  Unfortunately, just before the election, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the judgement of the District Court, and the state Supreme Court invalidated the local law.  Therefore, the American residents of Puerto Rico could not participate in the 2000 presidential election.\n\nA few (around 100 absentee voters) people actually cast their presidential ballots, but we will never know how they voted.
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Since Puerto Rico is part of the US technically they are Americans as well.............Products manufactured in Puerto Rico are "Made in the USA". The people of Puerto Rico do not vote in national elections. They are represented in Congress by a Resident Commissioner who has a voice in the House of Representatives but no vote. Most federal taxes are not levied in Puerto Rico. No federal income tax is collected from island residents on ordinary income, except in cases of Federal employees.
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depends on the state or local laws.  for presidential elections, it still epends on the state laws.  sometimes people are on the ballot in one state but not the other.
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No LEGALLT They Cant...But They DO VOTE\n\n-- Antonio Villaraigosa \nMayor- Los Angeles, California-"ELECTED" by the VOTES of ILLEGAL ALIENS - \n Villaraigosa has spent a lifetime opposing U.S. immigration laws - \n Villaraigosa Proclaimed, and I Quote \n"This bill in Congress is wrong. The only thing illegal is making 11 million illegal aliens felons." \nYeah!!! He Actually said that. \nPeople should make No Mistake about it -Villaraigosa's Allegiance is to Mexico, NOT California or These United States of America.                                  http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/Villy-Treasonous-Mayor.htmlhttp://www.discoverthenetwork.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1281\n\nSenor Villaraigosa is A Member Of  "MEChA"  and  " LA RAZA"
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The US is not cutting funding to Puerto Rico.  It is just saying that the free ride the Puerto Ricans have been getting due to their commonwealth status will end and they will have to pay their taxes soon if they do not vote for statehood.  Puerto Rico is a very heavily subsidized part of the United States and will never be cut off from funding.  It is strategically critical for defense reasons.
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They, Puerto Rico,  have their own constitution, laws and their own supreme court. Due to their political association with the US as a self governing commonwealth some US federal laws apply.
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I am making a guess that you mean Puerto Rican
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In the respect that the US possesses territories that do not have equal access to due process under the law, then no, we do not have colonies.  Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands have access to the US system of justice; some of them have different local laws, but US federal law still applies in all of those places.  All of those places can exercise the right to leave the US if they so choose, or change their legal status.  All of the US' territories do not have voting representatives in Congress, but they do have elected non-voting delegates; only states can be represented there by voting members.
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The citizens of Puerto Rico are US citizens because Puerto Rico is a US colony.\n\nThere has been much debating about this issue in PR.  Some want PR to become a state.  Some want independance and some like it the way it is.\n\nThere are pros and cons for each and it will be in the hands of the Puerto Ricans to decide.\n\nGuam is also a US colony.\n\nAnd anybody who says the Puerto Ricans are lazy are ignorant and should not be allowed to breed.
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If your move is recent and you are still in the same district and you still have a valid state issued ID saying you live at the same address you registered at – yes you can vote…  \nIf not, NO you shouldn’t vote today...    You may be allowed to cast a provisional ballot at your current addresses polling place; if it makes you feel better, but the vote may be tossed out...  \nYou need to register with your current address…   normally they ask when you update you state id / driver’s license....  \n\nRegister now for the future… vote.
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Yep. They are technically American citizens.. though most people like to be called Puerto Rican over American beacuse of the pride in there culture.
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The poll worker doesn't ask for nationality. The voter does have to be registered and registered in the precinct they are attempting to vote in. Any US citizen over 18 can register to vote as long as their rights have not been rescinded due to a felony conviction. I don't think that non US citizens can vote. I also don't think that there is such a thing as a undocumented resident being legal unless they are a citizen, and most of us have some form of documentation.
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No.  In the U.S., the right to vote is a fundamental right, and generally cannot be conditioned on any status other than citizenship or felony conviction.
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Citizens of at least the age of 18 may vote.\nVoting rights are enforced by the states.  In different places released convicts may be excluded from voting, be allowed to vote, or only be allowed after applying for restoration of voting privileges to the state.  T
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I couldn't find any, but I found a place where you can upload any image you want to make a personal check with... it'll probably be more expensive than a regular set of checks, though.\n\nhttp://www.uniquechecks.com/home.aspx\nhttp://www.uniquechecks.com/shop/subcategory.aspx?SubcategoryName=PERSONAL-UC(Base)&CategoryName=&CategoryCode=&viewAll=true\n\nHere are some checks that are made in Puerto Rico, if you're interested (there aren't many Puerto Rican-themed checks, though):\nhttp://www.harland.net/HPP/checks/puertorico.html
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No. The very latest you can vote is on election day.\n\nYou'll have to wait for the next election to vote.
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Puerto Rico doesn't have a president.  They are a Commonwealth so they have a governor. \n\nThus the President of Puerto Rico is George W Bush.  The governor is Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA. She was elected in the 2004 elections.