Appeals court rules Mason, now 49, did not know she was ineligible when she voted in 2016 and throws out convictionA Texas appeals court has thrown out a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected.Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in the 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was still on supervised release – which is like probation – for a tax felony. She has always maintained she had no idea she was ineligible and only tried to cast a ballot because her mother urged her to. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/28/crystal-mason-texas-woman-acquitted
Author : Sam Levine in New York
Publish date : 2024-03-29 03:34:41
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