A full pardon generally does not wipe or erase a conviction record; it forgives the conviction and removes legal penalties, but the record of the conviction usually remains visible in public databases and background checks, though some states (like Pennsylvania) might have specific provisions where pardoned convictions get expunged.
A pardon restores rights (voting, firearms, etc.) and removes disqualifications, acting as forgiveness,
while expungement or sealing is a separate legal process that hides or destroys the record, which a pardon doesn't automatically trigger.
The pardons cut across all fifty states, as did the convictions. So ... Let's say we find them all out, or even just many. Then what effect would that information have, if any?
If it changed the independent vote, good, but how many independents would even learn about them?
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