Are convicted felons allowed to vote in Arizona?

[question everything]

If no, how come one - Arpaio - can run for office?

Oh, and he did not realize that accepting a pardon means admitting guilt..

[unblock]

1. Not sure, but a pardon can restore voting rights

In any event I’m firmly in the camp of denying government the right to choose its voters.

The power to disenfranchise is a recipe for corruption, and our history in this department is not pretty.

Arpaio is scum, but he’s American scum, and therefore should be allowed to vote.

[question everything]

3. Agree. There are some countries where there are ballot boxes in jail

but to give Arpaio a special treatment not available for others.. Yes, this is outrageous. What else is new?

[k8conant]

2. Voter requirements are separate from Senator qualifications...

http://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state/special-circumstances/voting-as-an-ex-offender/#Arizona

Arizona

Individuals convicted of a felony are ineligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. If convicted of only one felony, voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of all supervised release. However, if convicted of two or more felonies, the right to vote can only be restored through a judge or if pardoned. Ex-offenders should re-register to vote.

U.S. Constitution (says nothing about being able to vote for oneself!)

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 3]

[question everything]

4. Thanks. And, I suppose, different for Presidents

As Whiny Donny famously said: I can shoot someone in Manhattan and will still get the votes..

[Crabby Appleton]

5. Arpaio was convicted of a misdemeanor,

Not a felony, plus the pardon makes the conviction go away.

[unblock]

6. technically no. it makes any punishment from the conviction go away.

it's still appropriate to say he has a conviction on his record.

[question everything]

7. As was discussed here before - having a pardon means that you admit your guilt (nt)

[Iggo]

8. Misdemeanor. Not a felony.