Is every adult in Georgia registered to vote?
I don’t believe it.
Nobody in Georgia has investments out of state?
I don’t believe that either.
Nobody in Georgia does business with auto insurance companies located in other states?
Also find that unbelievable.
Ben,
Not every adult in Georgia is registered to vote. If a person is registered to vote in Massghanistan, he cannot be a legal resident of Georgia unless he drops his registration in Massachusetts.
People who have bank accounts out of state are saying their legal residence is out of state. You seem to believe that having investments out of state is a criterion for ignoring Georgia’s (or any other state’s) residency residency requirements. Investments in nonmovable property is irrelevant. People can own land wherever they choose and it does not affect their legal residency. However, people who have brokerage accounts in another state where their brokerage account statements are sent to that other state are stating their legal residence is in that state. Changing the address on a brokerage account is fairly easy.
It is not where the insurance company’s headquarters is that is important. It is where the car/house being insured is registered/located that is. If person has his car registered in Massghanistan and is insuring his house there and does not have property insured in Georgia, that person will, by Georgia law, be considered a resident of Massachusetts regarless of your irrelevant thoughts may be.
I have moved from state to state over the course of my career. It is relatively easy to change one’s residence. There are, however, too many lame brains who believe—notice I did not say think—that all they need to do is drive someplace and that makes them a legal resident of where they park their car. It does not work that way.
Here in Texas we have a lot of people who have purchased home but who have refused to register their vehicles in Texas within 30 days. The police ticket those people. You would not believe the excuses people give me for not registering their vehicles when they appear in court. Only about two thirds of those ticketed show up in court. They receive a $265.00 fine. The other one third are issues a bench warrant and are rounded up by the police. The receive a $265.00 and ten days in jail for contempt of court.