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Do criminal convictions disenfranchise at least some voters in OECD countries?Countries

Australia - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Belgium - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Colombia - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Costa Rica - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Greece - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Italy - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Luxembourg - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Mexico - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Norway - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Türkiye - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

United States of America - Yes and at least some criminal convicts may be permanently disenfranchised

Germany - Yes and disenfranchisement continues for 2 to 10 years after prison sentence is completed

Japan - Yes and disenfranchisement continues for 2 to 10 years after prison sentence is completed

Poland - Yes and disenfranchisement continues for 2 to 10 years after prison sentence is completed

Austria - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Chile - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Estonia - Yes, but only while imprisoned

France - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Hungary - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Iceland - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Republic of Korea - Yes, but only while imprisoned

The Netherlands - Yes, but only while imprisoned

New Zealand - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Portugal - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Spain - Yes, but only while imprisoned

United Kingdom - Yes, but only while imprisoned

Canada - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Czech Republic - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Denmark - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Finland - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Ireland - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Israel - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Latvia - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Lithuania - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Slovakia - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Slovenia - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Sweden - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Switzerland - No, legislation does not allow for disenfranchisement based on criminal convictions

Afghanistan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Albania - vote_pris_exclude__na

Algeria - vote_pris_exclude__na

Andorra - vote_pris_exclude__na

Angola - vote_pris_exclude__na

Antigua and Barbuda - vote_pris_exclude__na

Argentina - vote_pris_exclude__na

Armenia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Azerbaijan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bahamas - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bahrain - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bangladesh - vote_pris_exclude__na

Barbados - vote_pris_exclude__na

Belarus - vote_pris_exclude__na

Belize - vote_pris_exclude__na

Benin - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bhutan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bolivia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bosnia and Herzegovina - vote_pris_exclude__na

Botswana - vote_pris_exclude__na

Brazil - vote_pris_exclude__na

Brunei - vote_pris_exclude__na

Bulgaria - vote_pris_exclude__na

Burkina Faso - vote_pris_exclude__na

Burundi - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cambodia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cameroon - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cabo Verde - vote_pris_exclude__na

Central African Republic - vote_pris_exclude__na

Chad - vote_pris_exclude__na

China - vote_pris_exclude__na

Comoros - vote_pris_exclude__na

Democratic Republic of the Congo - vote_pris_exclude__na

Republic of the Congo - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cote d'Ivoire - vote_pris_exclude__na

Croatia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cuba - vote_pris_exclude__na

Cyprus - vote_pris_exclude__na

Djibouti - vote_pris_exclude__na

Dominica - vote_pris_exclude__na

Dominican Republic - vote_pris_exclude__na

Ecuador - vote_pris_exclude__na

Egypt - vote_pris_exclude__na

El Salvador - vote_pris_exclude__na

Equatorial Guinea - vote_pris_exclude__na

Eritrea - vote_pris_exclude__na

Ethiopia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Fiji - vote_pris_exclude__na

Gabon - vote_pris_exclude__na

The Gambia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Georgia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Ghana - vote_pris_exclude__na

Greenland - vote_pris_exclude__na

Grenada - vote_pris_exclude__na

Guatemala - vote_pris_exclude__na

Guinea - vote_pris_exclude__na

Guinea-Bissau - vote_pris_exclude__na

Guyana - vote_pris_exclude__na

Haiti - vote_pris_exclude__na

Honduras - vote_pris_exclude__na

India - vote_pris_exclude__na

Indonesia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Iran - vote_pris_exclude__na

Iraq - vote_pris_exclude__na

Jamaica - vote_pris_exclude__na

Jordan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Kazakhstan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Kenya - vote_pris_exclude__na

Kiribati - vote_pris_exclude__na

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - vote_pris_exclude__na

Kuwait - vote_pris_exclude__na

Kyrgyzstan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Laos - vote_pris_exclude__na

Lebanon - vote_pris_exclude__na

Lesotho - vote_pris_exclude__na

Liberia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Libya - vote_pris_exclude__na

Liechtenstein - vote_pris_exclude__na

North Macedonia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Madagascar - vote_pris_exclude__na

Malawi - vote_pris_exclude__na

Malaysia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Maldives - vote_pris_exclude__na

Mali - vote_pris_exclude__na

Malta - vote_pris_exclude__na

Marshall Islands - vote_pris_exclude__na

Mauritania - vote_pris_exclude__na

Mauritius - vote_pris_exclude__na

Micronesia, Federated States of - vote_pris_exclude__na

Moldova - vote_pris_exclude__na

Monaco - vote_pris_exclude__na

Mongolia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Montenegro - vote_pris_exclude__na

Morocco - vote_pris_exclude__na

Mozambique - vote_pris_exclude__na

Myanmar - vote_pris_exclude__na

Namibia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Nauru - vote_pris_exclude__na

Nepal - vote_pris_exclude__na

Nicaragua - vote_pris_exclude__na

Niger - vote_pris_exclude__na

Nigeria - vote_pris_exclude__na

Oman - vote_pris_exclude__na

Pakistan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Palau - vote_pris_exclude__na

Panama - vote_pris_exclude__na

Papua New Guinea - vote_pris_exclude__na

Paraguay - vote_pris_exclude__na

Peru - vote_pris_exclude__na

The Philippines - vote_pris_exclude__na

Qatar - vote_pris_exclude__na

Romania - vote_pris_exclude__na

Russian Federation - vote_pris_exclude__na

Rwanda - vote_pris_exclude__na

Samoa - vote_pris_exclude__na

San Marino - vote_pris_exclude__na

Sao Tome and Principe - vote_pris_exclude__na

Saudi Arabia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Senegal - vote_pris_exclude__na

Serbia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Seychelles - vote_pris_exclude__na

Sierra Leone - vote_pris_exclude__na

Singapore - vote_pris_exclude__na

Solomon Islands - vote_pris_exclude__na

Somalia - vote_pris_exclude__na

South Africa - vote_pris_exclude__na

South Sudan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Sri Lanka - vote_pris_exclude__na

St. Kitts and Nevis - vote_pris_exclude__na

St. Lucia - vote_pris_exclude__na

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - vote_pris_exclude__na

Sudan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Suriname - vote_pris_exclude__na

Eswatini - vote_pris_exclude__na

Syria - vote_pris_exclude__na

Tajikistan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Tanzania - vote_pris_exclude__na

Thailand - vote_pris_exclude__na

Timor-Leste - vote_pris_exclude__na

Togo - vote_pris_exclude__na

Tonga - vote_pris_exclude__na

Trinidad and Tobago - vote_pris_exclude__na

Tunisia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Turkmenistan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Tuvalu - vote_pris_exclude__na

Uganda - vote_pris_exclude__na

Ukraine - vote_pris_exclude__na

United Arab Emirates - vote_pris_exclude__na

Uruguay - vote_pris_exclude__na

Uzbekistan - vote_pris_exclude__na

Vanuatu - vote_pris_exclude__na

Venezuela - vote_pris_exclude__na

Vietnam - vote_pris_exclude__na

Yemen - vote_pris_exclude__na

Zambia - vote_pris_exclude__na

Zimbabwe - vote_pris_exclude__na