Despite Texas’ heavy hand with Mason, the state Senate last year passed a bill to lower the bar for an illegal voting conviction.
Crystal Mason speaks at a news conference, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. A Texas appeals court has overturned Mason's voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot.The far right’s obsession with widespread voter fraud is growing louder even as the movement fails to turn up much evidence of any significant problem.
The proposed legislation raised questions about whether anyone who fills out a provisional ballot and was deemed ineligible to vote might be prosecuted. The bill didn’t advance in the House, but Texans should be wary of future legislation that could lead to more cases like Mason’s.Texas shouldn’t be in the business of locking up voters who made an honest mistake, and its politicians should stop pretending our electoral system is ridden with fraud..
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