Felony disenfranchisement is the exclusion from voting of people otherwise eligible to vote due to conviction of a criminal offense, usually restricted to the more serious class of crimes deemed felonies. Prisoners cannot vote while in jail in India but can vote when they are released (even if they are convicted of a felony.)
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Yes, but only after completing their sentence and except for felons convicted for violent/harmful/weird crimes
Yes except for felons convicted of murder, violent crimes, sexual abuse, or any crime motivated by predjudice
@9N5SDN510mos10MO
I think this is a difficult question as while yes more serious criminals maybe shouldn’t be allowed to vote due to the severity of their crimes, we still do live in a democracy at the end of the day and it would be taking away an element of their freedom
Yes, unless they’ve committed premeditated murder, mass murder or sexual offences.
@939485J3yrs3Y
yes but after correct education has been received
Maybe, its a human right to vote, but should they keep those rights in prison is a different matter
@8SQV9TV4yrs4Y
Yes once they have finished sentence and if crime is not a felony or violent crime
@8PXWGFG4yrs4Y
Yes if their sentence in prison ends within the 5 year period of the present election and next routine election
@8NGF3ZW4yrs4Y
everyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote
@8CTB42B5yrs5Y
as long as they're not repeat offenders
@9778N6F2yrs2Y
depending on what the vote is
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