This bill has been introduced in Missouri. It's not from 'The Onion' or satire! [View all]

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'Missouri introduces ‘Donald Trump bill’ that lets people with felonies run for office.

A Republican state representative in Missouri has proposed legislation that would allow a person who has pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of, a felony to serve in public office – and has named it, pointedly, after the president-elect.

The “Donald J Trump Election Qualification Act,” introduced by state representative Michael Davis, would repeal a 2015 local law that prevents a person with a felony from becoming a candidate in a local or state-wide election.

If passed, it would allow a person with a criminal record to run for office “if otherwise qualified."

(Ariana Baio reports in The Independent, 12/12/24)