Can a convicted felon vote?

Question

Can a convicted felon vote?

Answer 1

No.  A convicted felon loses some rights and that's one of them.

Answer 2

No they can't.

Answer 3

Some States allow them to, others do not.

It is up to the States as to whether they restore a convicted felon's civil rights, including the right to vote, or not.

Answer 4

It is a state's rights issue ... so it varies ...

This is a site that explains what each state says about felons voting ...

http://www.felonvotingprocon.org/pop/Sta...

This is a great article that goes into detail about this very intriguing question  ...

http://www.acfnewsource.org/democracy/fe...

Thanks for asking ... it helped me understand and hopefully others as well!

Answer 5

Why would anyone WANT to vote, is the question. In the states eye's we are all felon's either current or sometime in the future, they will make a law that will turn you into a felon, just give it time. Haven't the selections of 2000 and 2004 proven that we don't choose our ruler's? So, why play their game?

Answer 6

Depends on the state. Voting is a state matter.

In some states, felons are barred for life from voting. In others, they are barred from voting until a length of time equal to their original sentence has expired.

Answer 7

Generally speaking, no.  However, any convicted felon can get a lawyer and file a suit to have their voting rights re-instated.

Answer 8

I do not believe so

But the DNC is trying to make it so they can.