This is incorrect. It has not been correct for several years. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act allows U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections if they (or in some cases, their parents) ever lived in one of the 50 states. This law allows U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections while not affecting their right to vote (or their tax status) in the CNMI.
In fact, your own paper ran a news article on this law — in 2004. The article quotes our new delegate-elect, an assistant attorney general, and a high-ranking member of the governor’s staff.
Additional information can be found at www.fvap.gov.
The right to vote is one of the most precious rights afforded in a democracy. I’m a proud resident of the commonwealth, but equally proud to say that I voted in Tuesday’s election for the president of our country. I hope that all eligible U.S. citizens will register under the UOCAVA, and vote in the next federal election in 2010.
MICHAEL A. WHITE, ESQ.
The Law Offices
of Michael A. White, LLC
