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@VOTAQuestionsCriminal IssuesStarted 10yrs agoActive 1mo ago

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

In April 2016, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order which restored voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons living in the state. The order overturned the state’s practice of felony disenfranchisement, which excludes people from voting who have been convicted of a criminal defense. The 14th amendment of the United States prohibits citizens from voting who have participated in a “rebellion, or other crime” but allows states to determine which crimes qualify for voter disenfranchisement. In the U.S. approximately 5.8 million people are inelig…  

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 @8CNT65N from Montana  answered…6yrs6Y

Depends on the crime but sentences and probation MUST be completed

 @8GLKWV5 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Depends on the crime they did. If it was violent, then no. If it was something like drug selling then yes. As long as they are an American citizen they have the right to vote.

 @63MBBW2 from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation and passing a citizenship test

 @8HKXCQH from Minnesota  answered…6yrs6Y

depends what crimes they have committed

 @8HL5YXT from Arizona  answered…6yrs6Y

depends on what the constitution says

 @8KRX4LG from New Jersey  answered…6yrs6Y

Only if there republican

 @8KR4WGT from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, only temporarily while their citizenship is barred after being convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

 @528HJMSanswered…6yrs6Y

Yes and they should have the right to own a gun again as well. If they can't be trusted with a gun, they should not be free.

 @8PK9VSH from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, non felony offenses

 @8Q6C4Y4 from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, unless they have committed a felony

 @8Q6C4Y4 from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Only if they committed misdemeanors, felons should not have the right to vote

 @8Q6C4Y4 from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, unless they have committed felonies

 @8R7N6V4 from Mississippi  answered…5yrs5Y

Rigby granted by the Constitution are not privileges, and should not be taken away.

 @8RW26DX from North Carolina  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but only after they have completed their sentence, probation/parole, and have been signed off by a psychologist, their parole officer, and someone in close personal contact with them.

 @93DHP4B from Kansas  answered…4yrs4Y

This question should be decided by the states.

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