Texas
Black Mother Who Faced Five Years In Prison For Illegal Voting Has Conviction Overturned
A Texas judge ruled that the state lacked sufficient evidence to prove that Crystal Mason knew she was ineligible to vote when she cast a ballot in the 2016 election.
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The state appellate court in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquitted Crystal Mason of an illegal voting conviction, a decision that spares her from serving a five-year prison senten... [1893 chars]