Traficant wants to run again from Jail- is this even possible?

[murphy55d]

Watching Fox & Friends, and they say that James Traficant wants to run for another term FROM PRISON.

This surely can't be possible, can it?

I wonder how many votes he'd get.

 

[txgixer]

Too bad Condit is not his cell mate

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

He can run, but if he were to win, Congress can refuse to seat him even so. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is true.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
He can run, but if he were to win, Congress can refuse to seat him even so. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is true.

Ohio does not have any laws keeping a jailed individual from running. However, if he's held in a federal penn, outside of Ohio, he technically isn't a resident of Ohio.

 

[Linflas]

In a country where Marion Barry gets elected after a jail stint and a candidates wife inherits votes for her dead husband and serves in his place is this really so unthinkable?

 

[iamwiz82]

i found it funny that Condit was the only one who voted to keep Traficant together. poop floats together, i guess.