If I am living abroad, are there any consequencies of not voting?
200473
No, it's not mandatory. No consequencies if you don't vote.
165690
No.  Us lawabiding citizens vote
518153
Not anymore. You should have called the Secretary of State's office weeks ago if you had not yet received the ballot. By law, no votes cast after the election night deadline may be counted.
27836
There is no such thing as Dual-citizenship in America. Some countries will recognize a dual-citizenship, though. If you want to be an American, you cannot serve in another country's military, hold an elected position or vote in another country's elections. You can renounce your US citizenship at a US Consulate and surrender your passport, if you want to become a full Venezuelan Citizen.
109043
There are some very serious tax consequences to changing your citizenship (or becoming a dual citizen).  It depends on the country you are talking about, exactly what the consequences are.  But its not something I would rush into without looking at all of the impacts.  I travel quite a lot for my job, working for a large company that is internationally owned, and I have never felt any desire to change because of work.  But if you fall in love with the place, and want to be a dual or permanent citizen, then it might be worth the hassle.
424018
If you got voter pamphlets and you new address then no, but if you did not receive anything I would check with your local voter registration office to see what address they have for you.
158640
It's never been convenient, and since 9/11 it's been really bad. One reason, is that of course people who want to immigrate can't vote yet, so there's no pressure on the INS to be nicer to them.
37712
Don't fell guilty about not voting, but don't b**ch when thing are not going your way.Because only people who vote have a right to b**ch!
654277
Of course not! I would never be willing to give up my right to vote!\n\nIs this a trick question to see if people know the difference between "suffrage" and "suffering"?
530873
You can scatter your votes, I usually do.  I vote by issue, being middle class, and not a globalist.  We don't have a party of our own.   \n\nYet.
362126
No.  It's a fine rule to have.  It stops a foreigner coming here and "sleeping" for 20 years and taking control of one branch of the government.  Any foreign-born person interested in serving his or her adopted country has plenty of other opportunities to serve.
84117
I vote in every election. If you don't vote, you have no right to complain about what you get for government.
348267
Depends.  If you are not registered to vote in Virginia and you voted in the Virginia races then yes, unfortunately that is illegal.  If you voted for Arkansas state races then you have obeyed the law, it is called an absentee ballot
376767
ditto on the vote at the old location. Though, you have to reregister when you move - party affiliation doesn't matter.
355416
It is too late to register for this upcoming election, that must be done 30 days in advance. If you think you are registered then go to the polling place on election day in the precinct where you would have been registered, (the address where you lived when you registered) your name will be in the registrant log. If so, you can vote.\n\nOnce you are registered you need not re-register unless you move.
300754
you must vote othervise you will lose democracy.pepole go back of the one of their religion or state.dont do that.if you follow this you will enjoy voting
403741
Absolutely!\nEvery vote counts. \nEven if your candidate doesn't win, their opponent looks at how close the election results were, and some of them actually try to respond to their constituency if it was a close race. Plus there are usually other things to vote on, like propositions, and bond & tax issues that will affect your wallet.