38 of 50 States Allow Citizens Whove Never Resided in U.S. to Vote

13 States have Automatic Voter Registration Policies

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Thirty-eights states allow citizens who have never resided in the United States to vote. The requirements vary from state to state.

Information from the Federal Voting Assistance Program is provided below: 1

1. Alaska A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Alaska is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
2. Arizona A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last registered to vote in Arizona is eligible to vote in Arizona.
3. California A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in California is eligible to vote in California as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
4. Colorado A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent legal guardian spouse or civil union partner that was last domiciled in Colorado is eligible to vote in Colorado.
5. Connecticut A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Connecticut is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
6. Delaware A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Delaware is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
7. District of Columbia A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in the District of Columbia is eligible to vote in District of Columbia.
8. Georgia A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last registered in Georgia is eligible to vote in Georgia.
9. Hawaii A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Hawaii is eligible to vote in Hawaii.
10. Illinois A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has an Active Duty parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Illinois is eligible to vote in Illinois.
11. Iowa A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Iowa is eligible to vote in Iowa.
12. Kansas A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Kansas is eligible to vote in Kansas.
13. Kentucky A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Kentucky is eligible to vote in Kentucky.
14. Maine A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Maine is eligible to vote in Maine.
15. Massachusetts A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Massachusetts is eligible to vote in Massachusetts.
16. Michigan A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent legal guardian or spouse that was last domiciled in Michigan is eligible to vote in Michigan as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
17. Minnesota A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Minnesota is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
18. Nebraska A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent that was last registered in Nebraska is eligible to vote in Nebraska as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
19. Nevada A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Nevada is eligible to vote in Nevada as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
20. New Hampshire A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in New Hampshire is eligible to vote in New Hampshire.
21. New Jersey A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in New Jersey is eligible to vote in New Jersey.
22. New Mexico A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in New Mexico is eligible to vote in New Mexico.
23. New York A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in New York is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
24. North Carolina A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in North Carolina is eligible to vote in North Carolina.
25. North Dakota A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in North Dakota is eligible to vote in North Dakota.
26. Ohio A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Ohio is eligible to vote in Ohio.
27. Oklahoma A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Oklahoma is eligible to vote in Oklahoma.
28. Oregon A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. is eligible to vote if they intend to reside in Oregon have a parent legal guardian or spouse that is a military or overseas voter under Oregon law and that parent legal guardian or spouse last resided in Oregon.
29. Rhode Island A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Rhode Island is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
30. South Carolina A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last resided in South Carolina is eligible to vote in South Carolina.
31. South Dakota A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent legal guardian or spouse that was last domiciled in South Dakota is eligible to vote in South Dakota as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
32. Tennessee A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was who domiciled in Tennessee is eligible to vote in Tennessee.
33. Vermont A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Vermont is eligible to vote in Vermont.
34. Virginia A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Virginia is eligible to vote in Virginia as long as he or she has not registered or voted in another State.
35. Washington A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Washington is eligible to vote in Washington.
36. West Virginia A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in West Virginia is eligible to vote in West Virginia.
37. Wisconsin A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Wisconsin is eligible to vote as a federal voter and may vote for federal offices only.
38. Wyoming A U.S. citizen who has never resided in the U.S. and has a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in Wyoming is eligible to vote in Wyoming.

13 States have Automatic Voter Registration Policies Thirteen states plus the District of Columbia have enacted automatic voter registration policies. In these states eligible voters are automatically registered to vote whenever they interact with government agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles. With automatic voter registration eligible voters are registered by default although they may request not to be registered. In 2015 California and Oregon became the first states to enact automatic voter registration policies.

Automatic voter registration May 2018
State	Year enacted	Year implemented	Authorizing legislation
Alaska	2016	2017	Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application Ballot Measure 1 (2016)
California1	2015	2016	AB 1461
Colorado	2017	2017	Enacted through administrative rules
Connecticut	2016	20182	Enacted through administrative rules
District of Columbia3	2016	20184	B21-0194
Georgia	2016	2016	Enacted through administrative rules
Illinois	2017	2017-2019	SB 1933
Maryland	2018	2019	SB 1048
New Jersey	2018	2018-2019	A 2014
Oregon5	2015	2016	HB 2177
Rhode Island6	2017	20184	H 5702
Vermont7	2016	2017	H 458
Washington8	2018	2018	HB 2595
West Virginia9	2016	20194	HB 4013