Political rights are defined as follows:
Political rights. Those which may be exercised in the formation or administration of the government. Rights of citizens established or recognized by constitutions which give them the power to participate directly or indirectly in the establishment or administration of the government.
[Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, page 1159]
Political rights consist of the following enumerated rights:
The purpose of this page is to document the citizenship requirements for various political rights by state. We will show you the laws in each state that define the citizenship requirements for those exercising political rights. The subject of political rights is covered more thoroughly in The Great IRS Hoax, section 4.12.5 entitled "Citizenship and all political rights are INVOLUNTARILY exercised and therefore CANNOT be taxable and cannot be privileges".
If you would like to research the content of the table below, we recommend the following website in order to look up the laws that apply specifically to your state:
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/
| State |
POLITICAL RIGHT
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| Voting |
Jury service |
Political office |
| Alabama |
1. Section 17-3-9
2. Section 177 of Alabama Constitution
"citizen of the United States"
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| Alaska |
AS 15.05.010
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Arizona |
ARS 16-101
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Arkansas |
7-5-201
No citizenship requirement |
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| California |
El.Code. §2101
"United States citizen" |
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| Colorado |
1-2-101
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Connecticut |
Title 9, Ch. 143, Sec. 9-12
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Delaware |
Title 15, Ch. 44, §4401
State citizen or U.S. citizen |
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| District of Columbia |
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| Florida |
Title 9, §97.041
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Georgia |
21-2-216
"citizen of this state and of the United States" |
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| Guam |
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| Hawaii |
§11-15
"citizen" (of state?) |
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| Idaho |
34-402
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Illinois |
10 ILCS 5/3-1
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Indiana |
IC 3-7-13-1
"United States citizen" |
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| Iowa |
Title 2, §48A.5
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Kansas |
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43-156
State citizen |
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| Kentucky |
KRS 116.025
Constitution §145
"citizen of the United States"
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| Louisiana |
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| Maine |
21A §111
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Maryland |
Article 1, §1
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Massachusetts |
Title 8, Ch. 51, Sect. 1
"citizen" |
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| Michigan |
168.492
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Minnesota |
201.014
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Mississippi |
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| Missouri |
Title IX, 115.133
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Montana |
13-2-206
"United States citizenship" |
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| Nevada |
NRS 293.485
"citizen of the United States" |
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| New Hampshire |
654:1
"citizen of the United States" |
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| New Jersey |
19:4-1
Constitution, Art. II, pg. 3
"citizen of the United States"
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| New Mexico |
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| New York |
Title I, §5-102
"citizen of the United States" |
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| North Carolina |
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| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
§3503.07
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Oklahoma |
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| Oregon |
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| Pennsylvania |
Title 25, §1362
Residents |
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| Rhode Island |
§17-1-3
"citizen of the United States" |
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| South Carolina |
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| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
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| Texas |
11.002
"United States citizen" |
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| Utah |
20A-2-101
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Vermont |
Title 17, Chapt. 43 Section §2121
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Virginia |
§24.2-418
"United States citizen" |
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| Washington |
Constitution, Art. 6, §1
"citizens of the United States" |
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| West Virginia |
§3-1-3a
"citizen of the United States" |
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| Wisconsin |
6.02
"U.S. citizen" |
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| Wyoming |
23-3-102
"citizen of the United States" |
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