Alabama does not permit persons convicted of crimes of “moral turpitude” to register to vote, but there is no law in Alabama that prevents registration or voting for persons convicted of “non-moral turpitude crime.” Earlier this year, Reverend Kenneth Glasgow began visiting jails in Alabama, to distribute voter registration postcard forms to people in jail who either have not yet been convicted of any crime, or who were convicted of crimes that do not involve “moral turpitide.” The largest bloc of people in jail who are eligible to register are 6,000 people convicted of simple drug possession crimes.
The Commissioner of the Alabama Corrections Department initially permitted Glasgow’s activity, but he changed his mind and barred his visits. The lawsuit is Glasgow v Allen, 2:08-cv-801, U.S. District Court, Middle District. It was filed September 30 with the assistance of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Thanks to Ed Still’s VoteLawBlog for this news. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge W. Keith Watkins, a Bush, Jr. appointee.
This is a very bad judge to get for anything base on racial issue. I went before Judge Watkins on a discrimination and wrongful termination case and he dismiss my case with prejudice.
He stated my filing was untimely, and dismiss the discrimination. Judge Watkins allow the government agency to release me under probation, when I clearly showed I was not on probation. With time of employment and through OPM government regulation.
If you can request another Judge