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 Ireland unless they receive a court order banning them from voting.
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Response rates from 191k Ireland voters.
63% Yes |
37% No |
47% Yes |
37% No |
8% Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
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5% Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
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3% Yes, every citizen deserves the right to vote |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 191k Ireland voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 191k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, unless they have demonstrated clear evidence that they are reformed and will not reoffend. A second conviction should result in loss of voting rights.
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Yes but depends on the circumstances, eg a person convicted of child abuse should not be allowed to vote on children matters
@9YNJPRN 1mo1MO
Yes but I think it should depend on the crime so assess on a case by case basis (for example those who have committed violent crimes definitely should not be allowed to vote anymore), and only after they’ve served their sentence and parole/probation
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It is extremely subjective and very much dependant on the criminal and the crime that they were convicted of
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Yes, but only after signs of successful rehabilitation back into society.
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Yes except for major crimes
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It depends on the nature of the crime. A criminal accused of child abuse should not be aloud to vote on children's rights etc.
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Yes but not those convicted of sexual crimes. Those are the people who shouldn't ever be allowed participate in society
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