The U.S. constitution does not prevent convicted felons from holding the office of the President or a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives. States may prevent convicted felons candidates from holding statewide and local offices.
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Response rates from 8.2k United Australia voters.
27% Yes |
73% No |
14% Yes |
71% No |
12% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
2% No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
1% Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
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1% Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office |
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Unique answers from United Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9SB2X2Y7mos7MO
Yes, depends on the severity of the crime and the circumstances regarding both the context and the trial process, (ie. if it's biased)
@9ZMSSFB4mos4MO
They should be able to because in recent years we have seen political parties weaponise the justice system to try and prevent rivals from being able to qualify for elections. The people should be able to vote and if their crimes are detestable leave that for the public to decide.
@9KC7CVX1yr1Y
yes, as long as the crime was minor and properly looked into/ extra support behind the scenes to be more closely watched
@8J23FV24yrs4Y
No, if crime shows a negative and corrupted character
@9D4R96L2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as the crime was not committed during office and the sentence is complete
@B434SMK1wk1W
Yes, if it happened over 10 years ago and they have had a clean slate ever since, an investigation should be conducted, They must have finished the sentence.
@B433THX1wk1W
Depends on the crime they committed, their intention with the crime; and what persuaded them to commit the crime.
@B3XHHSX2wks2W
If they're were convicted for trying to do right by the country and it was a method to silence them, I think they should be first on the list to run the country.
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