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 and those convicted of felonies have full voting rights in Canada.
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It really depends on the degree of the crime itself.
Yes, if they are citizen that went through strict parole, psychological evaluation and rehab. and as long as they weren't convicted for murder or violent crimes.
After in jail for 1 year
Yes but only if they pay tax
they should be allowed to vote depending on what they did if the commit identity fraud then no
Yes, as long as they can’t be swayed with incentives provided by parties with power to enact them.
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Yes if their paying taxes
Yes and No it depends on what crime they committed
@8RJQ3LZ4yrs4Y
Criminals of the federal level (assassination attempt, murder of a head of state, treason) should NOT be allowed to vote
I think they did it on self defence or to safe someone life then then we should see from Different side.
It depends on the crime, more serious = no. Less serious = yes.
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