Restoring Civil Rights After a Felony in Wyoming

A felony conviction takes away the rights to vote, serve on a jury, hold public office and possess firearms unless the conviction is reversed or annulled, the person is pardoned, or rights are restored. Voting: automatic certificate from the Department of Corrections for first-time nonviolent felons after the full sentence. Other rights (jury, office, and for Wyoming nonviolent convictions, firearms): restored automatically five years after the sentence, including probation or parole, is complete, if the person has no other felony conviction. Anyone convicted of a felony can also apply to the Governor for a certificate restoring rights after the sentence expires or probation ends, and the Governor handles pardons. A violent felon who possesses a firearm without a pardon or restoration commits a felony (up to 3 years and/or $5,000).