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Puerto Ricans cannot vote in general elections despite being U.S. citizens, but they can exert a powerful influence with relatives on the mainland. Phones across the island of 3.2 million people were ringing minutes after the speaker derided the U.S. territory Sunday night, and they still buzzed Monday.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris is competing with Trump to win over Puerto Rican communities in Pennsylvania and other swing states. Shortly after stand-up comic Tony Hinchcliffe said that, “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny announced he was backing Harris.

After Sunday’s rally, a senior adviser for the Trump campain, Danielle Alvarez, said in a statement that Hinchcliffe’s joke did “not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”

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[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can American citizens living abroad vote?

[–] ABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, they have a right to vote in the state they last lived in (or, if they never lived in one, perhaps the state their parent last lived in?) but unfortunately Puerto Ricans can't vote in presidential elections.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Generally yes, but not in Puerto Rico. If they move to the mainland, they can vote for any elections there, but while living in Puerto Rico, they only vote for members of Congress that serve a mostly observational role.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

How about someone from new York moving to Puerto Rico vs moving to France?

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Unrelated but wow this is strange because I'm a New Yorker who's lived in PR and moving to France haha.

What the other comment said is accurate though, I could vote absentee in both places, but lose that right in PR if I change my residence - lot of ppl do this for taxes. Afaik I could permanently vote in France as long as I have my US citizenship. Kinda messed up tbh.

But I swear if THIS is the thing that sends Trump's campaign off the rails hahahaha. I fucking love Puerto Rico and the irony they'd sway as Presidential election is poetic.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Merci pour la réponse, ça m'éclaire sur la situation. That's messed up situation for Puerto Rican. Think Canada could snatch them off us hands? They could even make Spanish their official language.

[–] master_of_unlocking@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They could vote absentee, but eventually they'd lose that right if they stayed in PR.