The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agrees to review a heavily argued illegal voting conviction.
Crystal Mason faces five years in prison for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election.
At the time, she was on supervised release for a federal conviction and did not see her name on the voter roll.
Mason submitted a provisional ballot at the advice of a poll worker, not knowing she was ineligible to vote.
Although Mason has claimed she unknowingly voted illegally, prosecutors convicted her of a second-degree state felony.
This case is similar to Hervis Rogers, who was arrested and charged last week with two counts of illegal voting in Texas.
Rogers cast ballots while on parole unknowingly.
Attorneys generals from Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and the District of Columbia released a joint statement regarding Rogers’ arrest:
“The unwarranted criminalization of Hervis Rogers’ error is a grave miscarriage of justice. By casting his ballot in the 2020 primary, Hervis Rogers was simply attempting to fulfill his civic duty. Now he is potentially facing decades in prison. This prosecution is a clear attempt to intimidate voters, deter participation, and stoke fears of fictitious voter fraud. Texas is disguising voter suppression as election security and disenfranchising millions in the process. The voting system needs reforms, not restrictions, and we stand with all the champions of justice in Texas — including the state’s House Democrats — in fighting for fair and accessible elections. We will continue to do everything in our power to protect and expand voting rights throughout the nation.”
Crystal Mason and her attorney, Kim T. Cole recently spoke with Roland Martin about her case on #RolandMartinUnfiltered.
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