alt Hacker NewsHaving people vote who don't live in the country has always struck me as weird. If you are some place else for say a year or even 10 years it seems a reasonable topic for debate but longer?? Never pay taxes either???
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systemtest • today at 2:47 AM
Third generation Turkish immigrants vote for the Turkish elections despite never having set foot in Turkey because of the military draft.
Goes to show that voting based on a passport is silly.
Often the rule is that one gets the vote in local elections after living for some time, but only citizens can vote in national elections (Parlament, President). This makes sense. If you want to fully participate in a society, you should integrate and become a citizen.