unnonexistence asked: do you know if I still have a representative or a congressperson or whatever if I don't live in the USA? like, can i still call someone about the aca stuff if i live in canada? i am a US citizen, so it seems like i should be able to help somehow, but idk how it works

comparativelysuperlative:

dataandphilosophy:

ozymandias271:

stimmyabby:

idk anyone? 

Your representatives are whatever representatives you had in the place you lived before moving outside the US. 

If you’re a Democrat, you can even vote in the presidential primary through Democrats Abroad! They’re lovely people, very friendly.

Also note that the only place in the world where moving will strip you of your right to vote meaningfully is Puerto Rico.

Well, that or DC.

Hey, that’s not true! You can vote in the presidential election! That one’s always sorry, I can’t stop laughing. Good point.

Notes

  1. unnonexistence said: I probably should have clarified here, I’ve never actually lived in the US. I only have citizenship because my dad does. I’ll ask him where he votes & see if I can do anything
  2. e8u said: In DC, though, you are much better positioned to petition the government. So perhaps it washes out.
  3. dataandphilosophy reblogged this from comparativelysuperlative and added:
    Hey, that’s not true! You can vote in the presidential election! That one’s always sorry, I can’t stop laughing. Good...
  4. comparativelysuperlative reblogged this from dataandphilosophy and added:
    Well, that or DC.
  5. aspiring-autorin reblogged this from stimmyabby
  6. kelpforestdweller said: yes - if you have lived in the US, you can vote from abroad and your representatives are the ones for your last US address. eg if you last lived in utah, that’s the address that applies. if you’ve never lived in the US, d.c. and a number of states allow you to vote where your parents would be eligible to vote. if you don’t have that connection to a particular place, I’m not sure what you can do.
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