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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsCriminal Issues9yrs 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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 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or rape.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

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

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