Woman’s Illegal Voting Conviction Overturned by Texas Court

The conviction of a woman who voted in the 2016 presidential election despite being on probation has been overturned by an appeals court. Crystal Mason voted while on supervised release following a conviction for tax fraud. Texas law requires convicts to have “fully discharged” their sentence, “including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or … period of probation ordered by any court.” Texas District Judge Ruben Gonzalez handed down a prison sentence for Ms. Mason after hearing she signed an affidavit that stated she had completed her sentence before voting. However, the evidence in the case does not prove Ms. Mason knew it was illegal for her to vote, according to the new ruling from the Texas Second Court of Appeals....