Anyone convicted of a felony in Virginia automatically loses their civil rights-right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office, become a notary public.The Constitution of Virginia gives the Governor the sole discretion to restore civil rights ( right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office, and become a notary). To be eligible for the restoration process, an individual must have been convicted of a felony, no longer be incarcerated, and be free from any supervised probation.

• If, you would like to check to see if your rights have already been restored, click here.
• If, you would like to apply to have your rights restored, click here.
• If you would like to download the form and mail it in, you can click here.
• If, you would like to review the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website to learn more about the restoration of rights process, click here.