Ted Stevens can vote for himself next week after all
Based on Alaska's laws, it looked like Ted Stevens would not be allowed to vote next week following his felony conviction. But, Alaska officials have determined that Stevens is not disqualified, despite the conviction, because he hasn't been convicted:
In order to be disqualified from voting in Alaska, a citizen must have committed a felony involving “moral turpitude” and the guilty verdict must meet the legal definition of a conviction.
Stevens’s crime does amount to a felony of moral turpitude, but since the court case is not officially concluded, he has not technically been convicted, according to a memo from the Alaska Department of Law.“
Accordingly, we think that Sen. Stevens should not be barred from voting...until a final judgment and sentence has been entered by the federal court in the case,” Michael Barnhill, senior assistant attorney general for Labor and State Affairs told Gail Fenumiai, director of the Division of Elections, in a memo.
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Ted Stevens isn't the only corrupt official in Alaska
I am the proud parent of an Alaska Guardsman who has served 2 tours in Afghanistan and is a highly decorated soldier. He performed some heroic acts while serving in a war zone. However, when he returned to his unit in Alaska, the two General Campbell and Kacus retaliated against him because he refused to do something dishonorable for them. They retaliated against him, branding him, and refusing his promotion and silver star. What can we as citizens get justice for son from these rogue corrupt Generals. They have bragged that they will get away with it.