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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@8Q9PRKM4yrs4Y
I think it depends on what the crime is.
@8XT5R4B3yrs3Y
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!
@8BXNXCH4yrs4Y
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.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of manslaughter, murder or rape
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, non-marital rape or manslaughter
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, non-marital rape or terrorist activities.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or rape.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of rape, manslaughter or murder
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape, or terrorist activities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape or manslaughter
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of extremely violent crimes such as murder, manslaughter or non-marital rape
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, but only after completing their sentences and released from prison.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, but only after completing their sentences and released from prison
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape or terrorist activities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, rape, or terrorist activities.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder, voluntary manslaughter, or non-marital rape
@8R7TNX54yrs4Y
no they lost their rights
@DrowMenzo4yrs4Y
Yes, except for murderers. Those who take another's life don't really deserve to control the country.
@8XZCH8R3yrs3Y
Yes but only after completing their sentence and parole/ probation and if their crime wasn’t higher than petty
