Alaska appeals court dismisses noncitizen voting case against Whittier woman

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 824

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A three-judge panel of the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled Friday that state prosecutors misled grand jurors who indicted a Whittier resident for allegedly voting illegally.

Had jurors received accurate information, the court said, “the grand jury likely would have declined to indict.”

Tupe Smith, the plaintiff behind Friday’s decision, is one of 11 people — all American Samoans — whom the state of Alaska has accused of criminally violating …

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