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Originally Posted by Rag Top Daze
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know of any state that allows non-residents to vote in town elections if they have a vacation home? Is NH so unusual in this area? Are we the only state where the vacation people complain about taxation without representation?
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Just a quick google search says the question of non-resident voting rights are being considered.
Delaware:
Nonresident property owners in Delaware’s resort towns are no longer eligible to vote by absentee ballot in municipal elections, although in the past they could cast absentee votes in Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Henlopen Acres, Bethany Beach and South Bethany. An election law, passed last year by the General Assembly, had no provision for nonresidents to vote by absentee ballot.
While no municipal elections have been affected by the law, elections are coming up this summer in the resort towns. Without amending last year’s revisions, nonresident property owners will not be eligible to vote, unless they go to the polls.
Rhode Island:
STATE HOUSE – Three State Senators from South County have announced their opposition to bills that have been approved, separately, by the Senate and the House of Representatives to ask voters in Westerly to allow owners of residential property in the community, even though they are not town or state residents, to vote on election referenda questions involving capital expenditures by the town.
I won't post other Countries, but they too are looking at voting rights. Afetr all the original rights to be able to vote included propert ownership.