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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Not until their full sentence is served, and they have re-naturalized themselves to the United States, a minimum of 3 years, however if they are violent or serial offenders, no right to constitutional rights should be granted, including the right to vote.
All citizens deserve the right to vote, regardless of conviction or not. We should allow even criminals charged with the death penalty to be given a right to vote before execution as their final word and their deaths may not be in vain.
Yes, as long as they have sufficient access to information on the current national/local status of different issues.
yes unless a sexual/violent crime was commited
Yes, if they prove if they are sane of mind
Yes and No, because if they can vote and pay taxes they should be able to buy guns but if they can't vote then they should not have to pay taxes.
As long as they haven’t committed rape sexual assault sex with a minor murder manslaughter and everything that counts as murder or sexual assault
Voting in and of itself is useless so it does not matter who can do it.
Yes, but it depends on the circumstance and severity of the offence
Yes, depends on the severity of the crime and the number of offenses.
Yes, but only after completing their sentences, and as long as they did not commit capital crimes.
If you have committed serious felonies, yous should lose your right to vote for at least presidential 3 elections
In a dictatorship, no ordinary person is allowed to vote.
After they finish their sentence and parole/probation and cannot be a felon convicted of murder or violent crimes.
No, and repeating felony and non-felony convictions would result in descending voting rights
No, they should pass probation and stop being criminals before getting their rights back
Yes, but only for those who completed their sentences and parole/probation excluding those convicted of murder or violent crimes.
if thay have changed there ways
Depends what he criminal did.
Yes, except pedophiles they are not humans anymore
If a criminal has been convicted and has shown progress and reform, they should be allowed to vote. Especially if they've been unjustly convicted of a crime as well.
yes, but only for those mentally stable who've committed miner crimes and/or are remorsful.
some criminals should have second chances
yes but only after their sentence is compleated
Only after rehabiltation into a productive lifestyle can they be given back to the right to vote.
No, but only after rehabiltation into a productive lifestyle can they be given back to the right to vote.
Yes, but only after they have proven record of rehabilitation into a productive lifestyle can they be given back to the right to vote.
No, but only after they have proven record of rehabiltation into a productive lifestyle can they be given back to the right to vote.
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