Are ex convicts allowed to run for political offices?
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Are ex convicts allowed to run for political offices?
The question of whether felons can hold public office depends on the state. In some states, felons with a conviction older than 10 years may hold public office.
Other states refuse to allow anyone convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude from serving in an elected office. Moral turpitude includes lying, deceit, fraud, and receiving public funds, or breaking financial responsibilities.
In Michigan, a person is ineligible for election or appointment to any state or local elective office of this state and ineligible to hold a position in public employment in this state that is policy-making or that has discretionary authority over public assets if, within the immediately preceding 20 years, the person was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of the public trust and the conviction was related to the person’s official capacity while the person was holding any elective office or position of employment in local, state, or federal government.