Texas Court to Reexamine Crystal Mason's Voting Case

The state's highest criminal court will review the acquittal of Crystal Mason, who cast a provisional ballot in 2016 while unknowingly ineligible to vote.

• Crystal Mason was convicted in 2018 for illegal voting and sentenced to five years in prison.
• Her conviction was overturned in March 2024 due to insufficient evidence that she knew she was ineligible to vote.
• The Tarrant County DA appealed the acquittal, leading to a review by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Mason maintains she was unaware of her ineligibility and cast a provisional ballot that was never counted.
• Voting rights advocates argue her case exemplifies efforts to intimidate voters of color.

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