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Showing Original Post only (View all)Question: Should convicted felons be able to vote [View all]
after they have served their sentence? after probation or parole?
23 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
yes after incarcaration is served | |
8 (35%) |
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yes while still in jail | |
10 (43%) |
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yes after probation or parole is over | |
4 (17%) |
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yes after all fines and restituion is paid | |
0 (0%) |
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not until 5 years after sentence is served | |
0 (0%) |
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not until 10 years after sentence is served | |
0 (0%) |
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lifetime ban | |
1 (4%) |
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other (share) | |
0 (0%) |
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What's interesting about this poll is do you imagine the people in jail to be guilty of crimes?
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#3
But that's the other side - how many people? If 95% of our criminals are convicted rightfully
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#13
Question: Should Republicans be allowed to disenfranchise all their political enemies
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#5
They should be able to vote while in jail since they are counted as part of apportionment census.
kelliekat44
Nov 2013
#7
There are already enough NIMBY problems with prisons and their surrounding communities, creating...
JVS
Nov 2013
#12
Depends on crime, sentence, and offices being elected. I don't have some kind of plan in mind,...
JVS
Nov 2013
#10
Yes, once their debt to society is competely paid aka out of jail and off probation.
kestrel91316
Nov 2013
#15
Let's assume for a second that every convicted felon actually did what they were convicted of...
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#18