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9 People Plead Not Guilty in a Texas Elections Probe Involving ‘Vote Harvesting’
The felony charges stem from allegations of paying for collecting absentee ballots in a probe criticized for targeting Black and Latino voters, with up to 10 years in prison possible.
- On Wednesday, nine individuals appeared in court in Pearsall, Texas, where they denied felony vote-harvesting charges linked to an extensive election probe led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
- The charges are part of a probe initiated after the 2020 election aimed at identifying voter fraud, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
- Those charged include a former mayor, a member of the city council, and Juan Manuel Medina, who serves as the top aide to state Representative Elizabeth Campos and is accused of paying individuals to participate in illegal ballot collection.
- Paxton emphasized his commitment to safeguarding the integrity of elections in Texas and warned that any efforts to manipulate the voting process will be vigorously opposed through legal action.
- The indictments come as a result of Texas enacting stricter voting regulations and imposing harsher consequences for vote harvesting, which is classified as a third-degree felony with a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years.
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15 suspects, including Frio County judge, make court appearance in vote-harvesting scandal
More than a dozen men and women who were charged in connection with a vote-harvesting scandal appeared in court on Wednesday morning. All 15 suspects appeared either in-person at the Frio County Courthouse or virtually for the Wednesday morning hearing. Six of the 15 suspects, who were indicted in May, entered not guilty pleas earlier this year. The other nine, who were indicted in June, officially pled not guilty in court on Wednesday. Because …
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9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving 'vote harvesting'
Nine people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought forth in a rural Texas county by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of a widening elections investigation.
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