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Technically an American citizen cannot loose his or her constitutional rights. However if one is prosecuted in the court of law and is placed on parole or probation, the rights are connected to exceptions. Ie
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIn all US States of the United States, if you are convicted of a felony and are serving prison time, you cannot vote while in prison. I am not sure about people who have finished their prison time. Perhaps some States may allow a former convict to vote. Another way to lose one's vote in Presidential elections is to move to Washington DC or Puerto Rico. Other US territory's such as the US Virgin Islands, the citizens there cannot vote in Presidential elections
Also, if you give up your citizenship and move to Another Country, you cannot vote in the country where you formerly were a citizen.
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∙ 12y agoIn many countries, yes. In the US specifically each state has the power to determine who is a qualified to vote (with some restrictions, such as not being allowed to make race or gender a qualification.) Most states use this power only to remove the privilege to vote from convicted felons.
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∙ 12y agoyou cant if you dont wont to vote you do have to
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∙ 14y ago1 is by becoming a convicted felon
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A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on what 3 things?
A person can not be denied the right to vote based on race, sex, or religion. However it has not always been this way.
When blacks were given the right to vote did their vote count as a fraction of a vote?
Yes, Congress counted blacks as 1 third of a person
How many years did it take for aboriginals get the right to vote?
In Canada, Aboriginal people gained the right to vote without losing their status in 1960. Before then, if an Aboriginal person wanted to vote, they would have to forfeit their status as an Aboriginal.
What does right to vote mean?
The right to vote is another way of saying that a person has the right to participate in an election, ballot measure, referendum, etc. Elections are typically the way officials are chosen in democracies. The right to vote implies the right to participate. See also popular sovereignty.
Is the right to vote a fundemental right?
does people living overseas have the right to vote
How can people lose their right to vote?
When a person is convicted in criminal cases, looses his voting right.
When did landless whites in Virginia lose the right to vote?
1670
What rights do I lose in Missouri if convicted of a felony?
When a person is convicted of a felony in the state of Missouri, they lose many rights that are given to people that are not felons. Examples of rights that are lost include the right to vote, and the right to be in possession of a fire arm.
Why is it important to exercise your freedom to vote for the next presidents of the u.s.?
It is important, because you will lose you`r right to vote
Can an inmate vote for president?
No an inmate cannot vote for president, the instant someone serves jail time they automatically lose their right to vote.
What year did blacks lose the right to vote?
Aboriginals lost the right to vote in 1901 and these rights were not regained until after the Australian citizenship referendum in 1967
Can a person convicted of a federal crime vote?
If convicted of a felony offense, you will lose your right to vote, among other things. Once your sentence has been served, in some states, you may petition to have that right resotored.
What is felone?
People that are convicted of serious crimes (felonies) lose the right to vote.
What is a person's right to vote in election?
Suffrage
What do you call a person who does not have the right to vote?
disenfranchised
When and why can we as a people lose our right to vote?
by the amount of people not voteing today we could be told why should we have the chance and no longer be able to vote
What civil liberties you think convicted offenders should lose permanently?
right to vote
