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Iowans oppose changing state law to let felons run for president or to ban ballot drop boxes; favor earlier return of mail-in ballots, Iowa Poll finds
On November 16, 2010, Texas state representative Leo Berman introduced legislation requiring any candidate for president or vice president running in Texas to submit to the Texas Secretary of State an "original birth certificate indicating that the person is a natural-born United States citizen." In introducing the bill, Berman said that the ...
We’ve never had a felon run for the presidency, and win the presidency, before. So, it’d be kind of interesting.” Most Democrats say the verdict makes them less likely to support the former ...
The claim: The Constitution ‘clearly states that a felon cannot take elective office’ An Oct. 17 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims former President Donald Trump would be ...
In the US Constitution, there are no restrictions barring a convicted felon from seeking or winning elected office, even if that ultimately means becoming president and running the country from ...
This is a list of lists of American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office. The lists are broken by decades. The lists are broken by decades.
As of January 2020, Iowa was the only state to impose a lifetime felony voting ban, regardless of the crime committed. [37] On August 5, 2020, Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order restoring voting rights to about 24,000 people who had completed their sentences, except for those convicted of murder. [ 38 ]
CNN asked convicted felons about their struggles, their hopes and how they feel about President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to the White House after being convicted of 34 felony charges.