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By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 2, 2024
The state appellate court in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquitted Crystal Mason of an illegal voting conviction, a decision that spares her from serving a five-year prison sentence.
According to Judge Wade Birdwell, the state lacked sufficient evidence to prove that Mason knew she was ineligible to vote when she cast a ballot in the 2016 election, NPR reports.
In a statement, the ACLU of Texas said
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