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

The Alaska Department of Law announced Friday it is abandoning the prosecutions after a court tossed a related felony charge.

Published Sep 13, 2026, 1:29 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.