U.S. Citizen with No HOR. Who should I ask for a nomination?

[KWJ]

Hello everyone, I am a US citizen(non-military) living in South Korea without a US address and I am wondering if I can receive a SA nomination from a state that I have never lived in.

Does anyone have experience applying from overseas with no home state? Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Ivy22]

If you’ve ever lived in the U.S. yourself, then the last state/district you lived in

If not, then probably the last state/district that one of your parents lived in

 

[Capt MJ]

Hello everyone, I am a US citizen(non-military) living in South Korea without a US address and I am wondering if I can receive a SA nomination from a state that I have never lived in.

Does anyone have experience applying from overseas with no home state? Any help would be much appreciated.

Search SAF for similar threads. This usually comes up once a year.

Did you or a parent ever live in the U.S.? Is a parent a U.S. citizen? Do they have a state they claim as their domicile or home of record, which they use as a basis for exercising voting rights and paying taxes as a U.S. citizen? (Rhetorical)

Read the below article in determining voting address if living overseas, which, by inference, allows you to determine which District and State you could try for nominations from. I can find the same info at U.S. government links, but this nonprofit organization describes it more clearly, though not an official site.

How to Vote from Abroad: An Overseas Voting Explainer from U.S. Vote Foundation | Overseas Vote

Everything you need to know as a US citizen living abroad and voting from overseas. Vote from abroad with our easy-to-use guides, forms, and election info.

www.overseasvotefoundation.org

For the 3 DoD SAs, you can certainly apply for a VP nom.

 

[OldRetSWO]

Hello everyone, I am a US citizen(non-military) living in South Korea without a US address and I am wondering if I can receive a SA nomination from a state that I have never lived in.

Does anyone have experience applying from overseas with no home state? Any help would be much appreciated.

Tough question but lets think here a bit.

First of all, you do qualify for the Vice President nomination which at one point was often used for candidates in situations like yours.

That said, for state/district noms, I would say that you need to look at HOW you got your US citizenship. If you were born to non-US citizens while travelling/working in the US, your parent (s) would have been in a state even temporarily and I'd try that particular district/state and communicate with the appropriate officials. If you were born outside the US to US citizen parents, it is actually easier as you would use the district/state where they are/were a resident and communicate with those officials. Even if they live permanently outside of the US, the place where they WERE a resident (hopefully registered to vote, etc).

In my opinion, if you are age 18 or older, the FIRST THING to do is to register to vote in the appropriate district which will at least start a residency claim.

 

[KWJ]

If you’ve ever lived in the U.S. yourself, then the last state/district you lived in

If not, then probably the last state/district that one of your parents lived in

Tough question but lets think here a bit.

First of all, you do qualify for the Vice President nomination which at one point was often used for candidates in situations like yours.

That said, for state/district noms, I would say that you need to look at HOW you got your US citizenship. If you were born to non-US citizens while travelling/working in the US, your parent (s) would have been in a state even temporarily and I'd try that particular district/state and communicate with the appropriate officials. If you were born outside the US to US citizen parents, it is actually easier as you would use the district/state where they are/were a resident and communicate with those officials. Even if they live permanently outside of the US, the place where they WERE a resident (hopefully registered to vote, etc).

In my opinion, if you are age 18 or older, the FIRST THING to do is to register to vote in the appropriate district which will at least start a residency claim.

I was born to non-US citizens during their studies in the US. Attended high school and first year of college in the US. All this was done in 3 separate states.

I did reach out to the senators/representatives office in the state which I went to high school in but received a rather uncertain answer with them telling me "We'll take this into consideration going forward".

I will look into the residency claim. Thank you.

 

[Capt MJ]

Good luck and keep an eye on the age limit!