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Alaska drops criminal prosecution of 11 Whittier residents for alleged noncitizen voting

Posted 9/15/26

Following a ruling by the Alaska Court of Appeals, the Alaska Department of Law has dropped criminal charges against 11 American Samoan residents of Whittier who were accused of illegal voting. American Samoans are U.S. nationals but not citizens and thus cannot vote in Alaska elections.  State prosecutors charged Tupe Smith and 10 other Whittier […]

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