Title: Donald Trump appears to have committed felony voter fraud by registering under the wrong address in Florida.
Headings: Donald Trump Appears to Have Committed Felony Voter Fraud
Donald Trump Appears to Have Committed Felony Voter Fraud
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Content: As punishment, they received small fines. A federal judge scolded prosecutors for obsessing over voter fraud instead of addressing election mismanagement. While the Justice Department fixated on this operation, it overlooked a sophisticated GOP election fraud scheme that led to far more serious charges, as well as a do-over election. An honest mistake also lies at the heart of the most notorious voter fraud prosecution of the past decade. In 2016, Crystal Mason believed she was allowed to vote: She had served prison time for a felony conviction for filing false tax returns but was out on supervised release. Mason didn’t realize that, unlike many states, Texas does not restore felons’ voting rights until they’ve completed a probationary period. She cast a provisional ballot that was never even counted. Attorney General Ken Paxton—who frequently lobs false claims of voter fraud —charged her anyway. Mason was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.