TED STEVENS will not be able to vote for himself according to Alaska law!

[Pryderi]

:rofl:
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/voting.php
I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am on probation. Can I register to vote?
No. A convicted felon may not register to vote unless unconditionally discharged from custody. When you are no longer on probation, a copy of your discharge papers will allow you to register.

added:

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/exoffenders/statelegispolicy2007.html#text

ALASKA
Currently ex-felons in Alaska can vote only upon completion of sentence, including probation and parole. A bill, SB 7, was introduced last session, which, in its original form, would have benefited some 6,000 formerly incarcerated persons by granting them the right to vote following their release from prison. The ACLU testified and lobbied in support of SB 7, which was passed by the Republican-controlled Senate State Affairs Committee early in the session. The measure then stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee where the committee chair - a Democrat and former prosecutor - sought to redraft the bill to withhold the right to vote from certain groups of offenders. Efforts will be made to cultivate additional support in preparation for the 2008 session.

[rurallib]

1. What if he voted early?

He might have done an absentee in case he was in jail.

[Pryderi]

3. Maybe. Most politicians wait 'til election day for the photo op. n/t

[GOTV]

4. They aren't counted yet, and presumably they verify the registration of each ballot (nt)

[GOTV]

2. It says he cannot register. What if you're already registered?

[Pryderi]

5. Nope. See below:

ALASKA
Currently ex-felons in Alaska can vote only upon completion of sentence, including probation and parole. A bill, SB 7, was introduced last session, which, in its original form, would have benefited some 6,000 formerly incarcerated persons by granting them the right to vote following their release from prison. The ACLU testified and lobbied in support of SB 7, which was passed by the Republican-controlled Senate State Affairs Committee early in the session. The measure then stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee where the committee chair - a Democrat and former prosecutor - sought to redraft the bill to withhold the right to vote from certain groups of offenders. Efforts will be made to cultivate additional support in preparation for the 2008 session.

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/exoffenders/statelegispolicy2007.html#text

[Redbear]

6. Its my understanding that Stevens is not yet a convicted felon

He has been found guilty by the jury, but the final judgment of the court comes later.

[Pryderi]

7. I thought all that's left is the sentencing