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Felony convictions and presidential eligibility

The relationship between felony convictions and eligibility to run for President of the United States, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

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Jan 8, 2026
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Can a felon become president of the United States ?

The U.S. Constitution sets only three formal qualifications for the presidency—natural-born citizenship, at least 35 years of age, and 14 years’ residency—which do not mention criminal convictions, so...

Jan 19, 2026

Which convictions are specifically treated as disqualifying in federal law enforcement adjudicative guidelines?

Federal adjudicative guidelines used across law‑enforcement and national‑security hiring treat certain criminal convictions as explicitly disqualifying—most prominently recent or serious felony convic...

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