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Do courts have the authority to sentence someone to not run for president?
– xyldke
Commented Jul 6, 2023 at 10:30
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@xyldke That's more of a question for law stack exchange, but if they don't, then that can not be part of a plea deal either.
– Philipp ♦
Commented Jul 6, 2023 at 10:32
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"Which means it would not be allowed for any voting commission to put their name on the ballot..." says who exactly? I mean a plea bargain is binding to the parties of that agreement, but in this particular, present-day anything-goes, no-holds-barred, norms-are-out-the-window US, who exactly is in charge of and empowered to not allowing (i.e. preventing? blocking?) the commissions from putting them on the ballot regardless of some plea agreement?
– uhoh
Commented Jul 6, 2023 at 10:51
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@uhoh, well, if an election commission ignores their states election law and puts people onto the ballot who by law are not allowed to run, then that election might later be declared void by a court.
– Philipp ♦
Commented Jul 6, 2023 at 11:19
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If someone is sentenced to a suspended sentence or probation, they can be given conditions they must fulfil to avoid going to jail. But I don't know if that applied to Agnew.
– Stuart F
Commented Jul 6, 2023 at 13:00

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