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Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day
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Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day
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Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with felony convictions. But he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state.

That바카라 게임 웹사이트s because Florida defers to other states바카라 게임 웹사이트 disenfranchisement rules for residents convicted of out-of-state felonies. In Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s case, New York law only removes the right to vote for people convicted of felonies when they바카라 게임 웹사이트re incarcerated. Once they바카라 게임 웹사이트re out of prison, their rights are automatically restored, even if they바카라 게임 웹사이트re on parole, per a 2021 law passed by the state바카라 게임 웹사이트s Democratic legislature.

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So as long as Trump isn바카라 게임 웹사이트t sent to prison, he can vote for himself in Florida in November바카라 게임 웹사이트s election.

바카라 게임 웹사이트His rights depend on his sentencing,바카라 게임 웹사이트 wrote Michael McDonald, a University of Florida political scientist who바카라 게임 웹사이트s tracked his state바카라 게임 웹사이트s felony disenfranchisement rules, on the social media site X, formerly Twitter.

Trump was convicted Thursday of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to an adult actress who said the two had sex.

A lifelong New Yorker, Trump established residency in Florida in 2019, while he was in the White House.

Even if he is elected president again, Trump will not be able to pardon himself of state charges in New York. The president's pardon power applies only to federal crimes.

The conviction, and even imprisonment, would not bar Trump from continuing his pursuit of the White House. The Republican National Convention, which will open four days after his July 11 sentencing date in New York, adopted rules last year that didn't include any specific provisions if its presumptive nominee is convicted of a crime.

Delegates could move to change their rules before formalizing Trump's nomination, but there's no evidence that a significant faction of the party would try to replace the former president on the GOP ticket. Trump commands loyalty across the GOP base, and the Republican National Committee is run by his loyalists, including his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as co-chair.