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

Yes, as long as they severed their sentence and not a violent, financial or sex crime and not committed in office

It depends on the crime.there should be a full and transparent audit open for everyone to view and then there should be a vote open to everyone to decide if they may continue and this should happen not be a 1 time thing for each crime committed

it depends on what crime. Anything like rape, kidnapping, murder or robbery should be where we draw the line.

Yes, As long as the sentence is served and a psych evalutation is completed. And if the crime commited was not sexual or violent-extreme.

Yes, but it is entirely dependent on the severity of the crime. If the individual poses a threat to the people/government, they should not be allowed to run for office.

I would need proof that they are rehabilitated before they run for office. I do believe people can change for the better.

maybe, depends on what crime they commited or if they are still a bad person

it dependos what the crime was and when and wear

Depends on the crime. If it's a misdemeanor then no problem. If it's a serious offense you shouldn't be able to run.

depends minor offences should not permanently bar someone, only serious crimes(fraud. corruption, etc)

Yes, but it should be public information and the public should be given the opportunity to discern if the candidate is worthy of election

Yes, but all information on the crime and what happened should be available to the public so that they can be fully informed on who they are voting for

Adopt the Israeli approach, end all forms of Qualified immunity, & ban all those convicted of a serious financial, violent, or sexual crime from running for or holding office at all levels of government.

If its a serious crime ie (GTA, manslaughtler ect,) then no but if its little petty stuff the it should be fine

If the crime isn’t severe and they have not been found guilty then they should be allowed to run for office

No they shouldn't, because they did a crime and they should go to jail instead of running for an office job.

depends on the severity of the crime if they were convicted of rape sex or embezzelement for example then no

If it was not a serious crime, and they have served their time and if it was not committed while in office, then they could be allowed to run for office.

Yes, as long as they have served their punishment and proven they are now changed and eligible to run for office.

Yes, as long as they have received an official government pardon which determines that they have sufficiently reintegrated and repented.

no. Because we can't gaurantee that they won't do the crime again. Why should we have a politition that we can't be comfortable with because of their deeds?

Depending on how many crimes are on there record should determine whether or not they have learned from the mistake or not.

Yes, as long as there should be proof and evidence that that politician won't commit anymore crimes in the future

i mean it depends on the persons message and experience

yes, as long as they have learned their lesson

No, but if it is a minor crime (one that is fine only) then they should be allowed to continue to represent their party.

if a politician gets pardonned then they should be allowed.

Yes, but must have completed their full sentence first.

Depends, does everyone do it? Or is it pedophillia?

After trials of psychological testing and sorts to make sure they’re fully capable of making important governmental decisions

It depends on how severe the crime is

Yes, but it depends on the nature of the crime that was committed and cannot be committed while in office.

Yes, if not felony, violent, financial, and if not committed while in office and they have finished serving sentence.

Yes, as long as the offence was not related to corruption, espionage, or terrorism, and they are not a risk to national security.

It depends, probably, if the first three criteria are met

Yes, if the crime wasn't at all related to their job, and theyve done the sentence needed

It depends on how well they have rehabilitated after their time in prison.

As long as the servers there sentence and it has been 8 years since

Yes, so long as it is a minor crime

Yes, but to a certain level of status

yes if it was a long time ago

if the crime results in more than 9 year leave, consideration and psychological examination must be completed.

depends in the crime

i think the person should be able to

it all depends on the crime

Yes as long as iut was very minor like petty theft.

As long as it is not severe

Yes and No, It depends on what it was for

Yes, but only if the political has finished serving their sentence and has shown and proven to be rehabilitated.

whats the crime?

Yes as long as they have proven to have changed

Yes, as long as they are fully rehabilitated they should be able to run for office

I depends on the crime if it was a minor crime they should be able to run, but if they committed murder or something worse they shouldn't

Yes as long as it wasn't too severe

It depends on the crime, if it is a petty crime then they should be allowed to run, but if it is a major crime, no

It's no no, especially if they committed embezzlement, graft, tax evasion and others. Don't let them run again on the office.

No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime, unless the crime is really minor like a harmless dui

Yes, as long as they have learned from their past mistakes and are determined to reconstruct themselves, only setting good intentions

I think yes as long as they have served their sentence and have committed to their responsibility in never doing it again meaning that they have learned from the mistake and in their serving time have reflected why it was done why it was wrong and how they can move past the incident to make things right and regain trust in the peoples who once had faith in them.

Yes, Only when proper treatment and care have been received and the person is mentally ok

Only if they were falsely convicted or convicted for trying to stand up for a social wrong.

It really depends on what they did. (sexual crime, murder, violence, a felony.)

Yes, as long as the crime has been fully disclosed to the public.

Yes, as long as they have served their time, and have motivations towards committing another crime.

yes, as long as they are considered bettered by the public.

Case by case basis and determine fitness of said candidate.

Yes, as long as the public is made aware of the crimes.

Yes, as long as all crimes have been pardoned and they are not deemed a threat

Yes, as long as their crime has been disclosed to the public, and was not violent, sexual, or financial.

If they have been pardoned then they should be allowed to, or the circumstance of the crime comes from desperation and was only committed allowing the survival of that person.

Yes, as long as the crime is declared to the public, and was not financial, violent, sexual, or a felony crime.

only if its me

I believe yes they should be allowed to run, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime, or a crime committed while in office. And if evidence proves a crime has been committed in office they will step down until an entire investigation has been done.

depends on the type of crime and how severe it is.

It depends on the crime and who they as a person

As long as it's not anything relating to the functions of their office, let democracy sort it out.

Yes, only if the crime is a minnor crime like petty theft

So long as they have made amends and their crime was not financial, treasonous, or sexual, the people should be allowed to decide who their leader is with full transparancy.

It should be up to voters, give them transparency and let them decide after having all the info.

Yes, but only if the crime has been committed without reoccurence more than fifteen years prior to running for office.

if they have been clearly convicted

What would change, a politician blows 600 million on nothing and gets voted back in, if you ask me the government is the largest criminal organization in existence.

It really depends on what crime they've done

I think everyone deserves another chance to be better.

Yes, as long as they finished serving their sentence and shown change in their behaviors.

as long as they have proved in some way that they have changed

I believe that it depends on the crime. Very minor crimes yes but there would need to be a line.

Depending on what the crime is yes and no

as long as they finished there sentence for over 5 years

Along as they have finished their sentence and is not a sexual, financial crime or murder.

Yes, but the type of crime should be kept public so the voters can make an informed decision.

After probably after 8 to 12 years, and he/she must prove that they have changed ways by volunteering and helping local communities by building projects, etc.

Yes, as long as they have finished their sentence, and the crime was not committed while in office

They should have finished their serving sentence but while working in the office, they should have some sort of police surrounding that person.

Completely depends on the crime.

Yes as long as it isn’t a felony or crime related to what they’re going to be doing in office.

Yes if they have been proven innocent by the court

is this actually a joke

As long as they have gone through psychological treatment and have been crime free for a certain amount of years.