Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.05.030 (2026)
Loss and restoration of voting rights
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Sec. 15.05.030. Loss and restoration of voting rights.
(a) A person convicted of a crime that constitutes a felony involving moral turpitude under state or federal law may not vote in a state, federal, or municipal election from the date of the conviction through the date of the unconditional discharge of the person. Upon the unconditional discharge, the person may register under AS 15.07.
(b) The commissioner of corrections shall establish procedures by which a person unconditionally discharged is advised of the voter registration requirements and procedures.
(a) A person convicted of a crime that constitutes a felony involving moral turpitude under state or federal law may not vote in a state, federal, or municipal election from the date of the conviction through the date of the unconditional discharge of the person. Upon the unconditional discharge, the person may register under AS 15.07.
(b) The commissioner of corrections shall establish procedures by which a person unconditionally discharged is advised of the voter registration requirements and procedures.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: John Doe v. William H. Webster, Dir., Fbi, 606 F.2d 1226 (D.C. Cir. 1979).
John Doe v. William H. Webster, Dir., Fbi, 606 F.2d 1226 (D.C. Cir. 1979). “, Alaska Stat. § 15.05.030 (1962), an infamous crime, e.”
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “63 AS 15.05.030(a). 64 AS 09.20.020(2); AS 33.”
United States v. Macias, 53 M.J. 728 (A.C.C.A. 1999). “Alaska Stat. § 15.05.030 (1999) (voting rights restored after unconditional discharge of prisoner, i.”
Whittaker v. Mallott, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (D. Alaska 2017). “A voter is disqualified if convicted of a "felony involving moral turpitude,” AS 15.05.030(a), or adjudicated to be of “unsound mind," Alaska Const, art.”
Singleton v. State, 921 P.2d 636 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996). “Under AS 15.05.030(a), any person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude loses the right to vote “from the date of the conviction through the date of the unconditional discharge of the person.”
Barry v. State, 925 P.2d 255 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996). “Under AS 15.05.030(a) and AS 33.30.241(a), a person convicted of a felony "involving moral turpitude" is disqualified from voting until his or her unconditional discharge.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.05.030(a) — 4 cases
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “63 AS 15.05.030(a). 64 AS 09.20.020(2); AS 33.”
Whittaker v. Mallott, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (D. Alaska 2017). “A voter is disqualified if convicted of a "felony involving moral turpitude,” AS 15.05.030(a), or adjudicated to be of “unsound mind," Alaska Const, art.”
Singleton v. State, 921 P.2d 636 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996). “Under AS 15.05.030(a), any person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude loses the right to vote “from the date of the conviction through the date of the unconditional discharge of the person.”
Barry v. State, 925 P.2d 255 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996). “Under AS 15.05.030(a) and AS 33.30.241(a), a person convicted of a felony "involving moral turpitude" is disqualified from voting until his or her unconditional discharge.”
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