Many people find a problem with the fact that territories receive no electoral votes because they are not a state. Even though they are part of the United States and their citizens are American citizens, they have no say in the presidential election. Although Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and Guam hold primaries and select delegates, they cannot vote in general elections3. If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad, such as in Italy, you can mail in your ballot. If you are an American astronaut living in space, you can still send in your ballot. Why then, if you are a U.S. citizen and you move to, or live in, one of the U.S. territories, can't you mail in a ballot? Some also say that with the “winner takes all” system, it is very difficult for third-party candidates to win elections. However, there have been a few presidents, such as Abraham Lincoln, who belonged to the third