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 5.4k Australian Capital Territory voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
18% Yes |
55% No |
21% 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 |
3% 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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 5.4k Australian Capital Territory voters.
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Unique answers from Australian Capital Territory 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
@92TTJ8B3yrs3Y
depends what they were convicted for.
@B3BKXMY 2wks2W
No, only if it has been an acceptable period of time since their sentence was served, and their crime wasn't financial.
@B38NKQX3wks3W
It should be case by case , depends on the crime , the capacity to reflect and how long ago it was. The persons conduct should be monitored though.
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