Next year philippines will be my home as i go to college there and since i will be over 18, i could vote in america but the question is, Can I vote in the Philippines if Im a US citizen?
2007-09-26 13:49:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
If you are a U.S. citizen you can vote for the U.S. elections.
Best to contact elections office in the States before coming here
-Voting Assistance-
Generally, all U.S. citizens 18 years or older who are residing outside of the United States during an election period are eligible to vote by absentee ballot in any election for federal office.
You can vote by absentee ballot in federal elections held in the state in which you are registered or in which you were last registered to vote. If you were never registered, you can register and vote in the last state in which you resided. If you never resided in the United States, you can register and vote in the last state your parents resided in before your birth.
You may apply for an absentee ballot by submitting a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to your city, town, county, or parish clerk in the US. The FPCA is accepted by all states and territories as either an application for registration form or as an application for an absentee ballot.
Federal Post Card Applications are available without charge from the U.S. Embassy, American Citizen Services Branch, Mon. thru Fri., 7:30a.m. - 10:00 a.m. American Citizen Services can also provide information on voting regulations in your state and the address of voting registrars in your state.
There are no provisions for voting or registration at U.S. Embassies.
However, Embassy consular officials will assist U.S. citizens in witnessing or notarizing FPCA forms (if required by your state). The Embassy can also serve as a mailing point where FPCA forms and other election materials may be mailed back to your local voting jurisdiction in the U.S.
The US Embassy takes voter assistance very seriously. If you or anyone you know is having an event to register voters or encourage voting, please let us know. We will help in any way we can.
2007-09-26 14:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to be a Filipino citizen to vote in Philippine elections.
Otherwise, we Filipinos will all vote in the US elections and make Gloria Arroyo the USA president.
2007-09-27 00:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get an absentee ballot to vote in the U.S.A. if you have registered to vote.
You will be a foreigner in the Phillipines and foreigners cannot vote in their elections. Same as in the U.S.A.
This is my help from Washington, DC U.S.A.
2007-09-26 21:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the question is, if you do vote (which you technically can't), will your vote count?
hehe
2007-09-26 20:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless u apply for dual citizenship and register.. yes u can.. otherwise.. u can't
2007-09-26 20:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by zykoe1208 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-09-26 20:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by misia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
luvinhim,
I agree with you.
2007-09-27 01:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Angel-ene 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask COMELEC
2007-09-27 02:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋