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Give the citizens of U.S territories the right to vote in a General Election

Created by A.C. on March 20, 2016

As you may know, the citizens of Guam, Puerto Rico, The Northern Marianas, U.S Virgin Islands, and American Samoa vote in their party's primaries but not in a general election. Having the Citizens of those territories vote will help strengthen our democracy. Each of those territories (expect Puerto Rico) will have 1 senator and 1 representative for 2 electoral votes in this year's upcoming presidential election. Puerto Rico will have 2 senators and 3 representatives for a total of 5 electoral votes in November's election. Puerto Rico has a state population larger than Iowa's. With that said in Guam a 2012 Presidential "mock" election had 67 % voter turnout, larger than turnout in the 50 states.These people clearly should have the right to vote for their nation's leader. Thank you.

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