very random question...

[threats77]

i went to santa barbara for the weekend and was on my way home on train and i just thought of something totally random..and was wondering if anyone knows an answer..so here it is..

i was wondering if people serving a jail sentence are allowed to vote? whether it be county or state or federal...i was thinking probably not but why wouldnt they be able to? there american citizens..

sorry if this question seems "dumb" but like i said...totally random

 

[Cassin]

That's a good question but I think its pretty complicated. You can get a absentee ballot but I think it depends of the state.

If you committed a felony you permanently lose your right to vote unless you jump through a ton of hoops to get it back.

 

[threats77]

That's a good question but I think its pretty complicated. You can get a absentee ballot but I think it depends of the state.

If you committed a felony you permanently lose your right to vote unless you jump through a ton of hoops to get it back.

well my cousin has a felony..he sold weed and served 6 months...sold to undercover cop so thats why his sentence was pretty bad..than you add orange county to the mix...and there not so nice..ha! but ya he voted..but im sure its cuz he wasnt serving time anymore..but ya who knows

 

[CCS]

i went to santa barbara for the weekend and was on my way home on train and i just thought of something totally random..and was wondering if anyone knows an answer..so here it is..

i was wondering if people serving a jail sentence are allowed to vote? whether it be county or state or federal...i was thinking probably not but why wouldnt they be able to? there american citizens..

sorry if this question seems "dumb" but like i said...totally random

I'm pretty sure the answer is no. And if you committed a felony, they never let you vote again "unless your civil rights have been restored."

We don't want them voting for less police spending. But a big problem is when any employer can see any crime even if it unrelated to the job, the ex cons have no where to go to make a living except back to crime. The jail sentence is not the worse part. It is not being able to get a job after you are out that is worse.

 

[CCS]

That's a good question but I think its pretty complicated. You can get a absentee ballot but I think it depends of the state.

Considering that they open and check all your mail, and have the right to trash it if it has bad stuff in it, I doubt absentee ballots would count.

 

[CCS]

That's a good question but I think its pretty complicated. You can get a absentee ballot but I think it depends of the state.

If you committed a felony you permanently lose your right to vote unless you jump through a ton of hoops to get it back.

well my cousin has a felony..he sold weed and served 6 months...sold to undercover cop so thats why his sentence was pretty bad..than you add orange county to the mix...and there not so nice..ha! but ya he voted..but im sure its cuz he wasnt serving time anymore..but ya who knows

You could go register as mickey mouse and vote. Happens every election, though usually you got to be a pawn for the ballot box stuffers. Just find the stuffers who want your candidate to win, and tell them you will run a mission for them.

Yeah, for local elections, it depends on locality. Different laws different places. I bet you could lie and say you don't have a felony, and they'd never check. But if they did, you could get in trouble.

 

[Bald Dave]

I was watching tv program the other day I think it was called 'America's toughest jails' and I noticed that there was this one jail that banned the inmates from looking at p**rn - very harsh :hump: