Who can vote with an Absentee Ballot
You can vote if you are:- a US citizen living abroad temporarily - for work or education, for example
- a US citizen traveling abroad at election time - on vacation, or touring with a show, perhaps
- a member of the US armed services stationed abroad
- a US citizen living abroad permanently
- a first time voter
- You have never lived in the USA. If your parents are US citizens who registered your birth with the appropriate authorities and you are entitled to carry US Passport, sixteen states will allow you to vote at your parents last voting address even if you never lived in the USA.
- You are a serving prisoner in Vermont or Maine Only these states allow serving prisoners unrestricted access to the US election system. But states vary widely and, if you are currently a prisoner, you may be able to vote in some elections.
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