06 11 / 2018
A couple thoughts on whether Meghan voted or not - if she is still a US citizen then she technically could, but I don’t think she did. It just wouldn’t be proper.
As a naturalized US citizen I had to take an Oath of Allegiance, which is sort of assumed for people born in the US. Among other things it has a part which states “I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty “, and Meghan is literally married to a foreign prince.
I think Meghan’s American fans see her as an American, but Meghan is no longer an American, she gave it up.
Also, I think long-term Meghan will not be able to keep the US citizenship. Some people don’t realize but the US is different from all other countries when it comes to taxes and financial reporting. The US taxes worldwide income, which no other developed country does, so Meghan would have to declare all her income from the British crown, all the presents, all her foreign bank accounts, and then pay US taxes on that income. This is the reason so many Americans living abroad are renouncing the US citizenship. I am just not sure the BRF would like that long-term, I doubt they like the IRS having an inside look at their books and having authority to audit them through Meghan being a US citizen. I am sure all of this had been discussed and agreed upon with Meghan before marriage.
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