On April 23, some U.S. citizens who formerly lived in Illinois, and who moved to Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Segovia v U.S, 17-1463. Here is the cert petition.
Illinois law would have permitted them to continue voting by absentee ballot if they had moved to any foreign country, or to American Samoa. But they can’t vote any longer because they now live in one of the three above-listed U.S. territories.
The Seventh Circuit had ruled that they lack standing to sue.
14-1 – first sentence
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
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NO State reside = NO State citizen
Difficult only for New Age MORON lawyers.
Obvious longer term remedy —
Const Amdt– Uniform definition of Elector-Voter in ALL of the USA — including in the occupied colonies.
History note — when the USA area expanded the local residents were generally given the option to become naturalized USA citizens or retain foreign status (with USA residence status) —
LA Purchase (France), Florida (Spain), Mexico War – Peace Treaty parts (Mexico), etc.
How the hell can they lack standing?