The Senate State Affairs Committee debated Senate Bill 2 on Monday. The bill would restore felony punishment if someone is caught voting illegally and lower the level of proof for prosecuting suspected voter fraud.
Leadership in the Texas Senate is moving to restore a felony punishment if someone is caught voting illegally and lowering the level of proof for prosecuting suspected voting fraud.The Senate State Affairs Committee debated"In 2021 the major voting bill was SB 1, and it reduced the penalty for illegal voting from a second degree felony to a misdemeanor, but made voting more difficult in a number of ways," said Jillson.
SB 2 changes language in the law so that if a person votes when they know of a particular circumstance that could make them not eligible to vote, they could face charges. "It is a seed change in the law that would expose countless innocent Texans to felony prosecution for simple mistakes and instead of one innocent victim like Crystal Mason there could be hundreds, even thousands," said Emily French, the attorney representing Crystal Mason.
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