🗳️ Rights & Restoration Education

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This page helps returning citizens and families understand where to begin learning about civil rights restoration, voting rights, restoration applications, pardons, clemency, and official Virginia resources after a felony conviction. Rights restoration can affect voting, public participation, civic life, and long-term re-entry planning.

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✅ Immediate action: If the person has a felony conviction and wants to understand civil rights restoration in Virginia, begin with the official Virginia Restoration of Rights website and confirm current requirements directly with the appropriate state office.

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🗂 FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE

Start with official information before relying on outside explanations.

🗳️ Priority 01 — Restoration of Civil Rights

🏛️ Priority 02 — Secretary of the Commonwealth

🗂️ Priority 03 — Legal Aid Direction

📝 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

What to do first

Step 1 — Review the official restoration website.

Start with the official Virginia Restoration of Rights website before relying on social media, word of mouth, or outdated information.