In April 2016, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order which restored voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons living in the state. The order overturned the state’s practice of felony disenfranchisement, which excludes people from voting who have been convicted of a criminal defense. The 14th amendment of the United States prohibits citizens from voting who have participated in a “rebellion, or other crime” but allows states to determine which crimes qualify for voter disenfranchisement. In the U.S. approximately 5.8 million people are inelig…
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Māori electorate
Response rates from 404k New Zealand voters.
59% Yes |
41% No |
40% Yes |
41% No |
10% Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
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5% Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
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3% Yes, every citizen deserves the right to vote |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 404k New Zealand voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 404k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8TLR76Y3yrs3Y
Yes, but this should be determined on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the nature of the offence they were convicted with, when they were convicted, how old they were when they were convicted, what has their behaviour been like since that conviction, what punishment did they receive etc.
@8CCXY9T4yrs4Y
Yes, except those deemed mentally unstable to do so as reflected in their crimes such as murder and other violent crimes that lessen the lives of the associated victim.
@9DZ6CGN1yr1Y
This is relevant to what crimes they commit, if a woman suffered long from family abuse then killed her husband, she is considered to have the right to vote. It really depends.
@9DGCMVJ1yr1Y
Yes if they are within 5 years of finishing their sentence
@9D7Q92G 1yr1Y
@9D6WVRP1yr1Y
Only if there sentence has less than 3 years to run
@9D4LVL91yr1Y
Same stance as those who can not make a proper informed decision
@9NQ4Q2G7mos7MO
Convicted criminals should be allowed to vote, unless they are guilty of such crimes such as rape, incest, bestiality and pedophilia. Murderers should be allowed to vote as well, only if they originally committed murder in self-defence.
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