00                  SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 139                                                              
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                                      
05       convicted of a crime that constitutes a felony involving moral turpitude under state or                           
06       federal law may not vote in a state, federal, or municipal election while incarcerated                        
07       for that crime [FROM THE DATE OF THE CONVICTION THROUGH THE                                                   
08       DATE OF THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE PERSON].  Upon                                                         
09       release from incarceration [THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE], the person                                          
10       may register 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                                            
09       make reasonable efforts to verify the release from incarceration                                              
10       [UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE] of persons applying for registration under this                                         
11       subsection.                                                                                                       
12    * Sec. 3.  AS 33.30.241(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
13            (a)  A person who is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude as defined                              
14       in AS 15.60.010 is disqualified from voting in a state or municipal election while the                        
15       person is incarcerated for that crime [UNTIL THE PERSON'S                                                     
16       UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE].                                                                                         
17    * Sec. 4.  AS 15.60.010(36) is repealed.