Will you be able to vote for president?
Posted by Jaimie and Alice at 11/7/2007 2:53 PM and is filed under RV lifestyle,full-time RVing,Escapees RV Club 
If you become a full-time RVer and no longer have property will you be able to vote? Full-timers often use a mail forwarding company as their legal address. With the all the new requirements for proving your address, some full-time RVers are finding they cannot vote. Such is the case in Bradley County, TN. RVers who use Mail Call USA were dropped from the voting rolls.
In Texas, the Escapees RV Club fought for the right for its members to vote and won. Escapees who use their mail forwarding service can receive absentee ballots and vote. Many choose not to vote in local elections where they know little about the issues, but do vote in national elections. In South Dakota, users of mail services like Alternative Resources in Sioux Falls, the voting card must be sent to an address other than the mail service. Most use an RV park, leaving an envelop addressed to themselves to their mail service, who then, in turn, sends it on to them.
An Associated Press article about the subject points out that homeless people who live under a bridge - who do not have an address - can vote. Oregon has the designation "continuous traveler" for full-time RVers. (You still have to certify that you are a resident or domiciled in Oregon and show acceptable proof.)
In response to this information, another article on voting in New Hampshire said RVers would be able to vote even if they did not own property there. States are interpreting this differently.
When you choose your domicile, this is another factor to consider. Many choose a state with no state income taxes. Will you have an address that will work for voting? Jaimie Hall - Bruzenak
In Texas, the Escapees RV Club fought for the right for its members to vote and won. Escapees who use their mail forwarding service can receive absentee ballots and vote. Many choose not to vote in local elections where they know little about the issues, but do vote in national elections. In South Dakota, users of mail services like Alternative Resources in Sioux Falls, the voting card must be sent to an address other than the mail service. Most use an RV park, leaving an envelop addressed to themselves to their mail service, who then, in turn, sends it on to them.
An Associated Press article about the subject points out that homeless people who live under a bridge - who do not have an address - can vote. Oregon has the designation "continuous traveler" for full-time RVers. (You still have to certify that you are a resident or domiciled in Oregon and show acceptable proof.)
In response to this information, another article on voting in New Hampshire said RVers would be able to vote even if they did not own property there. States are interpreting this differently.
When you choose your domicile, this is another factor to consider. Many choose a state with no state income taxes. Will you have an address that will work for voting? Jaimie Hall - Bruzenak
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