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Can Puerto Ricans vote as expats?
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DC gets 3 electoral votes. PR gets none. But, Puerto Ricans are Americans, and can move to any state they like and register to vote there. But they do have to establish residency in that state. If they then leave the country and vote by mail, their votes would count in the state where they established residency.
So someone living in PR who moved to PA, established residency there, and then went home could request an absentee ballot, but I don't know how long they could live outside the state and still be registered there.
I know someone who has been living abroad for 25+ years and he still votes in every election. I'm not sure if there is a time limit, but it seems to be long if there is.
But probably last lived in a state. Something which PR is not.
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