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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Māori electorate
Response rates from 320k New Zealand voters.
45% Yes |
55% No |
19% Yes |
53% No |
21% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
2% 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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 320k New Zealand voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 320k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8CS2V375yrs5Y
No, if it was manslaughter, sexual etc.
@9DWHS682yrs2Y
Depending on what they were charged for
@9DNBJ6L2yrs2Y
Yes. But only if they are completely transparent about their convictions, and let the voting public decide
@9D9MP8H2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime and politicians should not be allowed to run for office if they are under investigation for a crime.
@9D7DD562yrs2Y
Yes but it should be disclosed
@B5KRNZ42mos2MO
if they can prove that the crime will never be committed again then they should get a chance, but if the crime was not a small one they shouldn't be allowed back.
@B5GP9PP2mos2MO
politicians should not be allowed in office that have been convicted of a crime excluding lesser crimes done as a youth like petty theft
@B499ZS9 4mos4MO
Depends on the crime of course, but a crime that could result in a punishment of greater than or equal to 1 week in prison should prevent running for office.
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