In the US, even a resident land-owner like me gets no say in local
elections if not a US Citizen. Canada changed to that system back in the
1970s. In the 1960s and before, citizens of British COMMONWEALTH countries
could vote in local elections if not Canadian citizens, but not in
National elections. That was changed in the 1970s and my British
Grandparents lost their rights to vote in local elections.

David

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Brendan Whyte wrote:

> >This is true not only for Baarle but for the whole EU since some years.
> >Anybody having a passport of one EU member state may vote in the
> >muncipal elections of the town he's *living* in the EU.
>
> What about if you don't live there but you own a house there? Surely a
> non-resident landowner gets a say in the municipality that charges him
> rates?
>
> Also, how many of the EU countries allow dual nationality?
>
> BW
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