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 1.7k Victoria voters.
49% Yes |
51% No |
21% Yes |
48% No |
23% 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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Unique answers from Victoria voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@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.
@9LZFDR69mos9MO
Yes, as long as the crime both was not commited whilst in office, and was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime.
@B2R667B4 days4D
Yes, as long as it was not a violent or sexual crime. They should also have to have finished serving their sentence.
@9QQVM6K7mos7MO
I believe whether a politician convicted of a crime should run for office depends on the severity and context of the offence. Serious crimes like murder or assault can reflect poor judgement and should disqulify them, while minor offences like petty theft should not.
@9QQN2BL7mos7MO
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.
@9MB3VWL9mos9MO
Yes, but it cant be a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime and the have to wait 4-10 years depending on severity
@9M7GJYV9mos9MO
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.
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