"“If President Trump committed a heinous act worthy of disqualification, he should be disqualified for the sake of protecting our hallowed democratic system, regardless of whether citizens may wish to vote for him in Colorado,”

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The US seems to disqualify quite a lot of voters for reasons that don’t apply in most other “western” countries though.

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          11 months ago

          Fair point, but I think that only applies to felonies (you can generally vote if it’s just a misdemeanor), and most states restore voting rights as soon as they’re released.

          Do other countries allow currently incarcerated people with felonies to vote?

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            11 months ago

            Yea , that is more a 3rd world country way. Most countries do not remove basic rights besides you freedom when jailing them. Can’t think of any examples actually.