Can I still vote in US elections if I live in Belize?
Jaseth Bassaragh - The Alpha & Omega Group
Yes, you can still vote in US elections even if you are in another country. I believe a couple of years ago, the US government made a provision for that. Wherever you live in the world, if you are a US citizen, you still are allowed to vote.I would not go so far as to say that you would be denied the right to vote because you are a second passport holder, but I believe that at some point, the US government would ask you to choose, especially if it is going to affect them from...
Yes, you can still vote in US elections even if you are in another country. I believe a couple of years ago, the US government made a provision for that. Wherever you live in the world, if you are a US citizen, you still are allowed to vote.I would not go so far as to say that you would be denied the right to vote because you are a second passport holder, but I believe that at some point, the US government would ask you to choose, especially if it is going to affect them from a tax perspective.
(House in Corozal, Belize with a home made sign urging others to vote their elected officials out, pictured.)
Posted May 3, 2015
Ryan Wrobel - Wrobel & Co., Attorneys-at-Law
Yes, you can vote in US elections if you live in Belize by way of an absentee ballot. How you get that ballot really depends on the state in the US where you are registered to vote. There are many expats who vote not only presidential elections but also the local elections in their local municipalities by way of absentee ballot. I know that some of the states have actually a hard copy ballot. Others, I do believe, allow for voting online and again you have...
Yes, you can vote in US elections if you live in Belize by way of an absentee ballot. How you get that ballot really depends on the state in the US where you are registered to vote. There are many expats who vote not only presidential elections but also the local elections in their local municipalities by way of absentee ballot. I know that some of the states have actually a hard copy ballot. Others, I do believe, allow for voting online and again you have to check your home country, state, or city to find out how they handle absentee ballots.
(Absentee ballot, pictured.)
Posted December 13, 2015
Virginia Krohn - Villa Cayo Belize
Absolutely, you can still vote in US elections if you live in Belize. You have to stay registered in the county you last lived in and then the US Embassy will help process your vote.
(Secretary John Kerry with recipient for International Women of Courage Award, Debra Baptist-Estrada of Belize, pictured.)
Absolutely, you can still vote in US elections if you live in Belize. You have to stay registered in the county you last lived in and then the US Embassy will help process your vote.
(Secretary John Kerry with recipient for International Women of Courage Award, Debra Baptist-Estrada of Belize, pictured.)
Posted August 4, 2016