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Talk:United States presidential election, 2016 (view source)
Revision as of 19:54, April 20, 2015
, 19:54, April 20, 2015→"Rubio will probably pull out of the primaries on the eve of New Hampshire and endorse Jeb Bush in the hopes that Bush will pick his as V.P.": r
:Great point! But Cheney simply changed his state of voter registration from Texas to Wyoming to resolve that same objection back in 2000. Rubio could do likewise, although that would be politically difficult for him as the senator of Florida.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:09, 19 April 2015 (EDT)
:Great point! But Cheney simply changed his state of voter registration from Texas to Wyoming to resolve that same objection back in 2000. Rubio could do likewise, although that would be politically difficult for him as the senator of Florida.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:09, 19 April 2015 (EDT)
::It seems like it would be more than politically difficult. The Constitution, of course, only mentions that a senator must be an inhabitant of the state at the time of their selection(later election). However, it doesn't seem to be clear if a senator could change their state of residency while in office. A fair amount of googling doesn't seem to resolve the question and I can't find anything to answer it. I wonder if it has ever happened? I know of plenty of congressmen who have lived outside their state while retaining residency there, but none of actual switched residency. I imagine there would be a court case about it were he to do so. [[User:ScottH35|ScottH35]] 15:54, 20 April 2015 (EDT)