Posted on 09/25/2018 11:08:13 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
In a move that promises to turn the Dominican immigrant community in New York City into a powerful electoral force in its homeland, the Dominican Government is poised to grant its citizens abroad the right to vote from polling places where they live.
While planeloads of Dominicans have routinely flown home from New York City to vote in presidential elections, their numbers have been too tiny to make an impact. This move, however, would instantly give the Dominican community in New York City the second-largest concentration of votes in any Dominican election, exceeded only by Santo Domingo, the capital.
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... and I thought they were talking about monks.
No wonder Kramer was so concerned about “El Presidente”.
Earl Hathaway will take Ithaca.
Hopefully our government will make sure that those who vote in the Dominican elections are bared from voting in the US elections.
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