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David M asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

Should there be a new amendment to Constitution to make sure that only bona fide residents vote in elections?

In the U.S. Supreme Court Case, Dunn v. Blumstien, the Court struck down Tennessee's one year residency requirementon March 21, 1972.

http://law.jrank.org/pages/24915/Dunn-v-Blumstien-...

Update:

Dunn v. BlumStein - Close Constitutional Scrutiny

http://law.jrank.org/pages/24915/Dunn-v-Blumstein-...

Dunn v. Blumstien -The Durational Residency Requirement

http://law.jrank.org/pages/24914/Dunn-v-Blumstein-...

Dunn v. Blumstein - The Durational Residency Requirement, Close constitutional scrutiny, Further Readings

http://law.jrank.org/pages/13403/Dunn-v-Blumstein....

Residency Requirement for Voting

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781452.html

Update 2:

How voting residence is determined in Maine:

Bureau of Corporations, Elections,and Commissions

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/resident.htm

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  • webned
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I guess it all depends on your definition of Bona Fide. Lets consider the problems with what you propose. You live in Kentucky. Your job transfers you to Tennessee. You move and are no longer a resident of Kentucky, but haven't lived in Tennessee for a year when the next election occurs. Should you be deprived the right to vote in that circumstance? That's precisely the result of such a thing. Why should a work related move cause you to be disenfranchised for a year?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That link didn't have any info on the case. But if you're talking about federal elections then there's shouldn't be a state residency requirement anyway. I've also never heard of a non-citizen voting. Maybe it's happened, but it's extremely rare.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you can register, you can vote once. The Court struck down that law because it would have denied the man's constitutional right to vote once.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    What difference does it make. We're going to elect another douchebag anyway. The right people never get elected.

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