Despite guilty plea, Monica Conyers could make Detroit's Nov. 3 ballot

The Detroit Free Press has some questions and answers on Monica Conyers and being a convicted felon:

Q: Council candidates Raphael Johnson served 12 years in prison for second-degree murder; Walter James Hart Jr., who ran for a council seat in 2005, served 81 months in federal prison for transporting a 16-year-old girl across state lines, and John Cromer served 12 years for retail theft. Why are convicted felons allowed to run for office?

A: According to state law, felons can run for office once they have served their sentence.

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