Election Law
For Now, Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens is Still Eligible to Vote
Posted Oct 30, 2008 9:49 AM CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens will be able to vote next week because he hasn’t been sentenced yet for his conviction on seven counts in a federal corruption case.
Alaska’s Department of Law decided yesterday that Stevens may vote because his conviction isn’t final, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
A legal opinion by senior assistant attorney general Michael Barnhill said the weight of authority supports the view that a person convicted by a jury can still vote until a judge enters formal judgment and issues a sentence.
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Tom
Oct 30, 2008 1:22 PM CST
The Senate is for Statesmen, not Felons!
A gift is a bribe.
A wiesel is a wiesel.
Stevens takes bribes, he is a felon and a wiesel.
Unlike all the previous crimes, I was caught this time.
Unlike all the previous trials, I could not get off on technacalities.
The system must be unfair.
I’m inocent I tell you, it’s the system not me!
SAID HALF THE FELONS LOCKED UP IN US PRISONS
This felon with a victom story is running for senate, give me a break!
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