Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'U.S. citizen' box

Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'U.S. citizen' box

TL;DR

  • Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against residents born in American Samoa.
  • The decision comes after a state appeals court overturned felony charges against one woman.
  • The woman was charged for wrongly checking a box stating she was a U.S. citizen.