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 3.2k Langley voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
16% Yes |
59% 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 |
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 |
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@8T2MVY24yrs4Y
Depends on the severity of the offence
@8VJVJMR3yrs3Y
Depends on the circumstances. The person might be a member of a marginalized group and convicted out of hate and inequities in the society & justice system.
@9LZFDR610mos10MO
Yes, as long as the crime both was not commited whilst in office, and was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime.
@B2YG4C23wks3W
Yes, as long as they are aware of the crimes they had committed in the past. However, if they keep on committing certain crimes like sexual offense, they should not be allowed to run for office
@9QQN2BL8mos8MO
Yes, however the crime's severity should be put in consideration. If the crime is something like theft under $500 let them run after sentence but if the crime is grand larceny then no because they are given to much power in office.
@9MB3VWL10mos10MO
Yes, but it cant be a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime and the have to wait 4-10 years depending on severity
@9M7GJYV10mos10MO
Yes for non felony, violent, financial or sexual crimes as long as the politician has been honest and held accountable for it. If it's been a very long time (20+ years) then any crime as long as its been shown that a change has been made in the person's life and they've held themselves honest and accountable.
@9M4994W10mos10MO
I feel like it depends on what crime they did, like if they killed someone than know but if they just got caught with alcohol when they are under 18 and finished serving the sentence then yes,
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