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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36% Yes |
64% No |
15% Yes |
61% No |
18% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
3% No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
2% 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 4122 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, depends on the severity of the crime and the circumstances regarding both the context and the trial process, (ie. if it's biased)
@9KC7CVX9mos9MO
yes, as long as the crime was minor and properly looked into/ extra support behind the scenes to be more closely watched
@9D4R96L1yr1Y
Yes, as long as the crime was not committed during office and the sentence is complete
@8J23FV24yrs4Y
No, if crime shows a negative and corrupted character
@9ZMSSFB5 days5D
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.
@9WV63JD4wks4W
Yes, depending on the seriousness of the crime and as long as they have finished serving their sentence
@9WK3YJP1mo1MO
i think they should as long as it wasnt a sexual offence or aanything in the office or a serious serious crime
@9WGQCN51mo1MO
It depends on the crime, the nature of it and if they seem to have tried to use it as a lesson to not repeat there same mistake in future
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