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A person whose qualifications to vote have been questioned on the basis of a felony conviction must vote a questioned ballot. A person’s vote shall not count where the voter has been convicted either by state courts of Alaska, by the courts of another state or by the federal courts of a felony involving a moral turpitude under Alaska law unless their civil rights have been restored by law or by proper authority in the jurisdiction in which the person was convicted. Felonies involving moral turpitude include, but are not limited to, those crimes that are immoral or wrong in themselves such as murder, manslaughter, assault, sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful exploration of a minor, robbery, extortion, coercion, kidnapping, incest, arson, burglary, theft, forgery, criminal possession of a forgery device, offering a false instrument for recording, scheme to defraud, falsifying business records, commercial bribe receiving, commercial bribery, bribery, receiving a bribe, perjury, perjury by inconsistent statements, endangering the welfare of a minor, escape, promoting contraband, interference with official proceedings, receiving a bribe by a witness or a juror, jury tampering, misconduct by a juror, tampering with physical evidence, hindering prosecution, terroristic threatening, riot, criminal possession of explosives, unlawful furnishing of explosives, promoting prostitution, criminal mischief, misconduct involving a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance, permitting an escape, promoting gambling, possession of gambling records, distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. (Ord. 2019-09 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2004-45 § 2, 2004. 2004 Code § 2.12.160.)