We need your help. Please vote on the Alaska TV Poll. Results to be announced tomorrow. Right now we are losing 70% to 30%.
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Today was the first hearing on House Bill 9 to implement a death penalty in Alaska in the House Judiciary Committee. The local TV station, Channel 2 is doing an online poll. Please help by logging on and voting in the poll. We need all the votes we can get!
Also, if you live in Alaska, now is the time to contact your Representative to let them know where you stand on HB 9. You can reach your representative RIGHT here
Bill Pelke was allowed to testify in the Judiciary Committee Hearing today, and was introduced to the entire House by his Representative, Pete Peterson. When Pete was campaigning last fall, he came to my door and I asked him where he stood on the death penalty. Not knowing a thing about me, he almost sheepishly replied that he would not support any legislation to implement a death penalty in Alaska. I think he was surprised when I told him he had my vote.
There will be second hearing on the bill on Wednesday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m. You can participate telephonically from your local Legislative information office in Anchorage. To locate a LIO near you go RIGHT here
Help us keep Alaska Death Penalty Free!
Kathy Harris
Bill History/Action for 26th Legislature:
BILL: HB 9 SHORT TITLE: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
CURRENT STATUS: (H) JUD STATUS DATE: 01/20/09
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) CHENAULT, Ramras
HEARING: (H) JUD Feb 23 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 Heard/Teleconference
HEARING: (H) JUD Feb 25 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120 TELECONFERENCE
TITLE: "An Act relating to murder; authorizing capital punishment, classifying murder in the first degree as a capital felony, and allowing the imposition of the death penalty for certain murders; establishing sentencing procedures for capital felonies; and amending Rules 32, 32.1, and 32.3, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Rules 204, 209, 210, and 212, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure."
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