Primary definition
The process of restoring voting rights to people who lost their voting rights under felony disenfranchisement or for any other reason that might have disqualified them from voting.
Also known asvoting rights restoration · felon re-enfranchisement · disenfranchisement reversal · voter rights reinstatement · franchise restoration
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EAC
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The process of restoring voting rights to people who lost their voting rights under felony disenfranchisement or for any other reason that might have disqualified them from voting.
EAC Glossary of Terms · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Rights Restoration. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/rights-restoration
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