Restoring Civil Rights After a Felony in District of Columbia

Voting is never lost for a felony in D.C. Jury service: a person with a felony conviction may qualify again 'not less than one year after the completion of the term of incarceration, probation, or parole,' after certification under the jury plan. Firearms: people convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year may not possess firearms in D.C., and the statute gives no restoration route. Pardons: clemency for D.C. Code offenses runs through the President; the D.C. Clemency Board (in the Executive Office of the Mayor) reviews applications and decides whether to recommend them to the President and the Office of the Pardon Attorney, considering innocence, remorse and rehabilitation, with special attention to terminally ill or elderly applicants.