Votes for Prisoners? Democracy and the European Convention on Human Rights

[@biffa28]

Yes, I would think that voting would be more of a duty, than a right, as an offender would have the same choices as a non offender as to who would legislate. They are not excluded from the census, why be excluded from electing?

[@andrewgray2213]

I shall state the obvious " Do you want the same guy who killed,burgled,groomed,assaulted,sold people, commit GTA & burned places down like Tottenham to be given the same rights that we lawful people have been born lived & died for to keep ourselves free & democratic from those persecutions I humbly say WE DO NOT ALLOW such a thing to occur, imprisonment is supposed to be a punishment not a picnic in the park.

[@LordSandwichII]

andrew gray How would allowing prisoners the right to vote make prisons "a picnic in the park?"

[@hillarycurtis2181]

What was the case against Belgium he mentioned? I can't get it

[@steadmanuhlich6734]

Here is a PARTIAL list of countries that allow prisoners to vote. List of countries that allow prisoners to vote while incarcerated: Canada Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Kenya Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Peru Poland Romania Serbia Spain Sweden Ukraine Zimbabwe List of states in the US that allow it Maine Vermont U.S. Territories Puerto Rico

[@MinoKingasLT]

What countries allow their prisoners to vote?

[@Iolis]

A clear and lucid exposition. Many thanks.

[@TheAb636]

and now with Russian transcripts!