00                             SENATE BILL NO. 7                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the voting rights of felons."                                                                       
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 15.05.030 is amended to read:                                                                      
04            Sec. 15.05.030. Loss and restoration of voting rights. (a) A person convicted                              
05       of a crime that constitutes a felony involving moral turpitude under state or federal law                         
06       may not vote in a state, federal, or municipal election while incarcerated for that                           
07       crime [FROM THE DATE OF THE CONVICTION THROUGH THE DATE OF                                                    
08       THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE PERSON]. Upon release from                                                 
09       incarceration [THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE], the person may register                                          
10       under AS 15.07.                                                                                                   
11            (b)  The commissioner of corrections shall establish procedures by which a                                   
12       person released from incarceration [UNCONDITIONALLY DISCHARGED] is                                            
13       advised of the voter registration requirements and procedures.                                                    
14    * Sec. 2. AS 15.07.135 is amended to read:                                                                         
15            Sec. 15.07.135. Cancellation of registration of convicted persons. (a) The                                 

01       director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the names of persons convicted of a                              
02       felony involving moral turpitude and incarcerated for that crime. Promptly after                              
03       receipt of evidence satisfactory to the director that a person has been convicted of a                            
04       felony involving moral turpitude and incarcerated for that crime, the director shall                          
05       cancel the registration of the person.                                                                            
06            (b)  Upon presenting proof that a person whose registration was canceled under                               
07       (a) of this section has been released from incarceration [UNCONDITIONALLY                                     
08       DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY], the person may register. The director shall make                                        
09       reasonable efforts to verify the release from incarceration [UNCONDITIONAL                                    
10       DISCHARGE] of persons applying for registration under this subsection.                                            
11    * Sec. 3. AS 33.30.241(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
12            (a)  A person who is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude as defined                              
13       in AS 15.60.010 is disqualified from voting in a state or municipal election while the                        
14       person is incarcerated for that crime [UNTIL THE PERSON'S                                                     
15       UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE].                                                                                         
16    * Sec. 4. AS 15.60.010(39) is repealed.