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Restoring Civil Rights After a Felony in Maine

How Maine law treats restoring rights after a felony, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Because Maine does not take away the right to vote for a crime, there is no voting restoration process. Maine's juror qualifications (U.S. 21-A M.R.S. §111; 14 M.R.S. §1211; 15 M.R.S. §393(1), (2)

Restoring rights after a felonyBecause Maine does not take away the right to vote for a crime, there is no voting restoration process. Maine's juror qualifications (U.S. citizenship, age 18, county residence and English ability) also do not exclude people with convictions. Firearms are different: a person convicted of a crime punishable by one year or more (and some others) may not possess a firearm, but five years after being finally discharged from the sentence, a person disqualified by certain convictions may apply to the Office of the Governor for a permit, valid for four years, to possess a firearm; the permit does not allow a concealed handgun and does not cover firearms as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3).
14 M.R.S. §1211: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec1211.html; 21-A M.R.S. §111: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec111.html.
Source: 21-A M.R.S. §111; 14 M.R.S. §1211; 15 M.R.S. §393(1), (2)

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How do you restore your rights after a felony in Maine?
Because Maine does not take away the right to vote for a crime, there is no voting restoration process. Maine's juror qualifications (U.S. citizenship, age 18, county residence and English ability) also do not exclude people with convictions. Firearms are different: a person convicted of a crime punishable by one year or more (and some others) may not possess a firearm, but five years after being finally discharged from the sentence, a person disqualified by certain convictions may apply to the Office of the Governor for a permit, valid for four years, to possess a firearm; the permit does not allow a concealed handgun and does not cover firearms as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3).

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