Texas Court Vacates Crystal Mason's Illegal Voting Conviction, Ending Nearly 10-Year Legal Battle
The court gave little explanation and left intact a 2024 ruling that found prosecutors failed to prove Mason knowingly voted while ineligible.
- On Thursday, the Texas Court let stand the acquittal of Fort Worth resident Crystal Mason, ending a nearly 10-year legal battle over her 2016 provisional ballot.
- Mason was convicted in 2018 for casting a provisional ballot while on supervised release for a federal tax felony, despite maintaining she was unaware of her ineligibility.
- Voting 5-4, the Court reversed its initial decision to review the case, effectively vacating the conviction after prosecutors failed to prove she knowingly violated election rules.
- Mason said her "nightmare is over," while supporters including the ACLU hailed the ruling as a victory for voting rights in Texas.
- Four dissenting judges argued the evidence was sufficient, while the case highlighted debates over Texas election laws now requiring specific proof of intent to convict.
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Black Texas Woman Cleared Of Illegal Voting Charge After Decade-Long Legal Battle
After a nearly decade-long legal fight, a Texas woman who was prosecuted for voting while ineligible has now had her conviction for that offense overturned. Crystal Mason’s case became a national dividing line, with conservatives using her as an example of voter fraud while her supporters argued that prosecutors were making an example of a woman who had made an honest and inconsequential mistake. Crystal Mason acquitted after decade-long fight o…
Court leaves Crystal Mason’s illegal voting acquittal in place
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed an appeal in a long-running Tarrant County voter fraud case, leaving Fort Worth resident Crystal Mason acquitted after she was previously convicted of illegally voting in 2016.
Texas court vacates Crystal Mason's illegal voting conviction, ending nearly 10-year legal battle
A nearly 10-year legal battle is over for Fort Worth resident Crystal Mason after Texas' highest criminal court let stand a ruling that acquitted her of illegal voting.
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