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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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 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only after completing their sentences and released from prison.

 @8BXNXCH from Missouri  answered…6yrs6Y

I think they should have the right to vote if they decide to get a good job and doing things to turn their life around.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only after completing their sentences and released from prison

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape or terrorist activities

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape, or terrorist activities.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape, or terrorist activities

 @8Q9PRKM from Illinois  answered…5yrs5Y

I think it depends on what the crime is.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, non-marital rape or terrorist activities.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or rape.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of rape, manslaughter or murder

 @DrowMenzo from Alabama  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for murderers. Those who take another's life don't really deserve to control the country.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape or manslaughter

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of extremely violent crimes such as murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape

 @8XT5R4B from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

You gave up the right to vote when you got locked up. How much sense does it make when women had to wait til 1919 to be able to vote, but a criminal can vote? NO!

 @8XZCH8R from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but only after completing their sentence and parole/ probation and if their crime wasn’t higher than petty

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, voluntary manslaughter, or non-marital rape

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of manslaughter, murder or rape

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, non-marital rape or manslaughter

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