Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
That's the choice you make.........
Some countries allow people to vote if they aren't in country, some don't - tho' I notice the ones that do are often the ones that tax you on your world-wide income
IIRC the UK doesn't allow it because historically there were so many long-term Brits overseas it was felt they had no day-to-day understanding of the issues
(plus of course most of them voted Tory)
For Australians, voting is compulsory irrespective of where they are.
Australia election: Why is voting compulsory? - BBC News