Alabama: felony counts against Worley dismissed by judge
The Mobile Press-Register reports: A Montgomery Circuit Court judge Wednesday threw out felony charges against former Secretary of State Nancy Worley, saying the statute governing the use of office to influence elections is too broad.
The state Attorney General's Office, which brought the charges against Worley, said it would immediately appeal Judge Truman Hobbs Jr.'s decision. ...
The Attorney General's Office based the felony charges on a statute that makes it unlawful for an official to use his or her office to influence "the vote or political action of any person."
The letter Worley distributed included an envelope and a bumper sticker and said Worley would be "honored" if employees contributed time or money to her campaign, adding that there would not be payback if they chose not to do so.
Worley's attorneys argued the statute was so broad that any elected official could be charged with a felony by referring to their office during a political campaign. -- Worley felony counts tossed- al.com