Alaska Drops Felony Voter-Registration Charges After Court Says Intent Is Key
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Alaska prosecutors are dropping felony voter-misconduct charges against 11 Whittier residents after an appeals court ruled prosecutors must prove conscious wrongdoing; the decision followed findings of flawed police questioning and grand-jury proceedings in the Tupe Smith case, and notes that American Samoa residents are US nationals, not automatic citizens, a factor in how the forms were filled out.
- Alaska drops cases against American Samoans who checked ‘US citizen’ on voter form The Guardian
- State drops voter misconduct case against 9 Whittier residents Alaska's News Source
- Alaska drops remaining Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals court raises burden of proof Alaska Story
- American Samoan’s indictment reversed Courthouse News
- Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box Oskaloosa Herald
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