car cer ated , ▁they ▁retain ▁the ▁constitution al ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁federal ▁election , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in m ates ▁in ▁federal ▁correction al ▁instit utes ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁▁ ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁general ▁principle . ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁has ▁held ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cor rupt ▁elect oral ▁practices , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁ev icted ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁bar red ▁from ▁being ▁nominated ▁for ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁set ▁period , ▁and ▁denied ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁set ▁period . ▁ ▁These ▁restrictions ▁are ▁acceptable ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁a ▁san ction ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁off ence ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁individual , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁general ▁dis enf ranch is ement . ▁ ▁The ▁restrictions ▁are ▁aim ed ▁at ▁he aling ▁the ▁cor rupted ▁elect oral ▁process , ▁which ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁constitution al ▁value , ▁and ▁therefore ▁can ▁be ▁just ified ▁for ▁limited ▁periods . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁criminal ▁law ▁is ▁primarily ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁constitu ent ▁countries . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁conv iction , ▁an ▁off ender ▁can , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁lose : ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁keep ▁or ▁obtain ▁a ▁lic ence ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁( part icular ly ▁after ▁a ▁conv iction ▁for ▁causing ▁death ▁by ▁dangerous ▁or ▁imp a ired ▁driving ) ▁the