Commentators explain legal basis for the vote
4 Oct 30 7:18 PM · 8d ago · 4 articles · 3 videos · 6 posts · 2 comments · 7 sources · development 4 of 7
Writers and social media users laid out how Leo, despite being a foreign head of state, retains US citizenship and Illinois voter registration, allowing him to legally cast a ballot.
“Pope Leo XIV has cast his mail ballot from Vatican City. A lot of you have asked how a sitting pope still qualifies to vote in Illinois. These three facts explain it.”
@ChristopherHalePope Leo XIV Pontiff, Vatican City sovereign
Donald Trump US President
Jonathan Turley Fox News opinion columnistWill County, Illinois officials Local election authority
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- Vatican confirms Pope Leo voted in midterm election, submitted mail ballot - Chicago Sun-Times Google News · Nation · 8d ago
- Pope Leo makes history with US midterm vote Channel News Asia · 8d ago
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apnews.com/article/vati... XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election OK this is freaking awesome 👏🏼 👏🏼 #PINKS #DV1
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Pope Leo XIV has cast his mail ballot from Vatican City. A lot of you have asked how a sitting pope still qualifies to vote in Illinois. These three facts explain it.
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He's the pope, but he's also a US citizen. And he believes in voting. Gift link: https://www. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/ 10/30/pope-leo-becomes-first-pontiff-vote-us-election/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkzMzMyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0NzE4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTMzMzI4MDAsI…
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People tend to say that that's a No True Scotsman fallacy if you say things like that but, to me, Trump is so opposed to literally everything Jesus stood for, you really are not a Christian if you worship Trump instead. To me, it's like someone trying to say they're a feminist while also saying woman are inherently inferior to men. That's a belief…
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シカゴ出身のレオ様、中間選挙に、郵便投票で参加。史上初。レオ様🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭 apnews.com/article/vati... Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election
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Pope Leo XIV has cast a mail-in ballot in Illinois for the November midterm elections, continuing his practice of voting in U.S. elections while living abroad. He may be the first pope to vote in a national election, according to Vatican experts. Pope Leo has varied in his
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KYIV POST: Pope Leo XIV Votes in US Elections: First Time for a Pontiff https://www. kyivpost.com/post/88699 Robert Francis Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, has officially become the first pontiff ever to cast a vote in the US midterm elections on Friday, Oct. 30. He made the request as early as Oct. 3, as the mail ballot had to travel from Joliet…
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It does! Citizenship to the Vatican is unusual though in that it's conferred and removed at the whim of the monarch (the pope), rather than being related to birth or residence. Quirks of being a microstate with no permanent population.
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https://www. europesays.com/3342669/ Pope Leo XIV Casts Mail-In Ballot in Illinois, a First for a Pontiff # CatholicChurch # Pope # PopeLeo # PopeLeoXIV # StatoDellaCittàDelVaticano # StatusCivitatisVaticanae # Vatican # VaticanCity # VaticanCityState # Vaticano
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