@ISIDEWITHQuestionselections8yrs ago2 here now

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

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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Yes
81%
No
9%
Yes
78%
No
7%
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
2%
Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence
1%
Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office

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 @9RVXQ2Lanswered…8mos8MO

Yes, but as long as they have finished serving their sentence, as long as the crime was not committed while in office and as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime.

 @9FWKXKVanswered…1yr1Y

They have their choice of whether they should run for office or not. In my opinion a politician who was formally convicted of a crime in the past shouldn't run because it is pointless. Why would the general public want somebody who had a criminal past running their country in the first place.

 @8XZYF4Hanswered…3yrs3Y

Depends on a crime.

 @96YJMQ7from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

It depends what their actions were and what they will be doing to fix them

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