Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Re: Convicted felon? Voting

As I recall, here in Minnesota a person convicted and given a felony sentence is eligible for "restoration of civil rights" (including the right to vote, other than right to possess firearms, etc.), after their discharge from court probation or expiration of sentence. Civil rights regarding firearms, were restored ten years later, but a recent change in the law made it a lifetime loss of firearm possession rights, subject to a right to petition a court for their restoration upon a showing of good cause (if released from incarceration already). Minn. Stat. Sec. 609.165.

Each state may have a different statute. There are related federal laws as well.