Oregon Voter Rights for Fulltimers?

With the election on everyone's mind (kind of hard to be away from your mind if you watch the news) the question of voter rights often is raised. How about fulltimers out on the road?

If you're an Oregon resident--and just what constitutes an Oregon resident is a subject taken up in the Albany Democrat Herald newspaper. Using the illustration of the Oregon resident who a decade ago sold their 'stix n brix' home, bought a motorhome, and ran off to sunny Mexico, the Democrat Herald writer points up that Oregon law still considers you an Oregon resident. What marks the point when your 'Beaver Tail' disappear? Apparently until you 'intend not to return.'

I'm not going out the limb and hand you the saw. Since the law on the Oregon books is considered a bit vague, then leave me out of it. Just read the story for yourself and draw your own conclusions.

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No problem with voting rights for New Hampshire full-time RVers

New Hampshire residents and visitors to the state who live full time in RVs can vote there under most circumstances.

Nationally, the U.S. Census says more than 100,000 Americans live full time in RVs, and many of them are uncertain about where they can vote or have had their voting rights taken taken away. In some states, election officials have purged RV residents from their voting rolls if their only official address is a post office box.

But in New Hampshire, Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan says that full-time RV residents who sell their New Hampshire homes and head off on the road full time can vote, as long as they haven't established a legal residence elsewhere.

RV owners who come to New Hampshire also can vote, says Scanla, as long as they establish a permanent residence by renting a space, buying a piece of land or setting up their RV on a family member's land, or doing something similar.