SB 7: "An Act relating to the civil rights of felons."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 7 01 "An Act relating to the civil rights of felons." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 09.20.020 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 09.20.020. Disqualification of jurors. A person is disqualified from 05 serving as a juror if the person 06 (1) has served as a juror in the state within one year of the time of 07 examination for service; or 08 (2) has been convicted of a felony for which the person is 09 incarcerated, until the person is released from incarceration [HAS NOT BEEN 10 UNCONDITIONALLY DISCHARGED; UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE HAS 11 THE MEANING GIVEN IN AS 12.55.185]. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 15.05.030 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 15.05.030. Loss and restoration of voting rights. (a) A person convicted 14 of a crime that constitutes a felony involving moral turpitude under state or federal law 15 may not vote in a state, federal, or municipal election while incarcerated for that
01 crime [FROM THE DATE OF THE CONVICTION THROUGH THE DATE OF 02 THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE PERSON]. Upon release from 03 incarceration [THE UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE], the person may register 04 under AS 15.07. 05 (b) The commissioner of corrections shall establish procedures by which a 06 person released from incarceration [UNCONDITIONALLY DISCHARGED] is 07 advised of the voter registration requirements and procedures. The procedures 08 established under this subsection must provide that, at the time of the person's 09 release from incarceration, 10 (1) the Department of Corrections shall provide the person a 11 written notification of the person's restored right to vote; and 12 (2) the commissioner of corrections shall notify the director that 13 the person is entitled to be registered as a voter. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 15.07.135 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 15.07.135. Cancellation of registration of incarcerated 16 [CONVICTED] persons. (a) The director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the 17 names of persons convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude and incarcerated 18 for that crime. Promptly after receipt of evidence satisfactory to the director that a 19 person has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude and incarcerated for 20 that crime, the director shall cancel the registration of the person. 21 (b) Upon presenting proof that a person whose registration was canceled under 22 (a) of this section has been released from incarceration [UNCONDITIONALLY 23 DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY], the person may register. The director shall make 24 reasonable efforts to verify the release from incarceration [UNCONDITIONAL 25 DISCHARGE] of persons applying for registration under this subsection. 26 * Sec. 4. AS 33.30.241(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) A person who is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude as defined 28 in AS 15.60.010 is disqualified from voting in a state, federal, or municipal election 29 while the person is incarcerated for that crime [UNTIL THE PERSON'S 30 UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE]. 31 * Sec. 5. AS 33.30.241(b) is amended to read:
01 (b) A person who is convicted of a felony is disqualified from serving as a 02 juror while the person is incarcerated for that crime [UNTIL THE PERSON'S 03 UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE]. 04 * Sec. 6. AS 15.60.010(39) and AS 33.30.241(c) are repealed.