An appeals court ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove Mason knew that being on probation for a felony conviction meant she was ineligible to vote.
Crystal Mason, the Fort Worth woman whose 6-year-old voter fraud conviction was overturned by a state appeals court, has a message for Texas voters. “What I want people to take away from this is never get discouraged,” she said at a virtual news conference Friday. “Know your rights. If you’re eligible to vote, please vote. Don’t let my story discourage you but encourage you to go to the polls.
His life became a 'nightmare' when he went viral for voting in Texas. The trauma still lingers. Critics of the state’s voting laws contend that Texas has targeted Black and Latino voters who have tended to vote for Democrats so that Republicans can stay in power. A 2021 ACLU analysis found that at least 72% of Paxton’s voter fraud prosecutions targeted people of color, primarily women of color.
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