> you still have to be a resident first before you actually get to vote in what happens. Citizenship provides for voting rights while away for some countries.

> you still have to be a resident first before you actually get to vote in what happens. Citizenship provides for voting rights while away for some countries. Eg in UK you can vote for up to 15 years after leaving the country. In NZ you can vote up to 3 years after you last visited. In Australia it’s 6 years. It makes sense to me (maybe not for 15 years but 3-6 ok). As a citizen who will return home eventually, it makes sense to look out for the country by helping pick its stewardship. https://www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad https://www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad https://vote.nz/voting/how-to-vote/vote-from-overseas/ https://vote.nz/voting/how-to-vote/vote-from-overseas/ https://www.aec.gov.au/overseas/enrolment.htm https://www.aec.gov.au/overseas/enrolment.htm