# JONATHAN TURLEY: Pope Leo XIV casts ballot in US election, raising questions about foreign leaders voting

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jonathan-turley-pope-leo-xiv-casts-ballot-in-us-election-raising-questions-about-foreign-leaders-voting/
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:47:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T15:24:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-pope-leo-xiv-casts-ballot-us-election-raising-questions-foreign-leaders-voting
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Pope Leo XIV submitted an absentee ballot in a US election.
- He remains a US citizen while leading the Vatican.
- His vote raises questions about foreign heads of state voting.

## Summary

Pope Leo XIV has cast an absentee ballot in a US election, becoming the first pontiff to vote in one. The article argues that his vote raises questions about whether a US citizen can participate in domestic elections while serving as head of a foreign state.

The Holy See Press Office said Leo, born Robert Prevost and a US citizen from Chicago, has voted whenever eligible and submitted a mail-in ballot. Will County confirmed he had requested a ballot; the article says he appears eligible to vote in Illinois races, including the governor’s contest. It cites US policy allowing dual citizens to retain citizenship and notes that overseas citizens can vote under federal law.

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