On Tuesday, Democrats decried the Senates objection to the Mason amendment, with state Rep. John Turner, D-Dallas, stating he hoped it was not because they believe that more people in situations like that of Crystal Mason should be prosecuted or imprisoned.
Date: Aug 31, 2021
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POLITICO Playbook: A contrarian view on the voting rights debate
VOTING IN AMERICA Her Ballot Didnt Count. She Faces 5 Years in Prison for Casting It, NYT: On Election Day 2016, Crystal Mason went to vote after her mother insisted that she make her voice heard in the presidential election. When her name didnt appear on official voting rolls at her polling
Date: Apr 04, 2021
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Ahead Of The 2018 Election, Texas AG Ramps Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions
And Crystal Mason has said that she feels targeted. About a month before she was sent back to prison, she posted a video on Facebook announcing that she was holding a voter registration drive because she did not want her story to scare people from voting.
Date: Oct 28, 2018
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Texas Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Voting Illegally in 2016 Election
When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period,according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Date: Apr 01, 2018
Category: U.S.
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Texas Woman Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Voting Illegally
Crystal Mason, 43, of Rendon, served nearly three years in prison after she was convicted of committing tax fraud for clients via her tax preparing company, media outlets said. In November 2016, she was on supervised release.
Date: Apr 01, 2018
Category: U.S.
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Texas woman sentenced 5 years for voting while on probation
An attorney for 43-year-old Crystal Mason says she will appeal the punishment handed down this past week in Fort Worth. Mason is a former tax preparer who was previously convicted in 2012 on charges related to inflating refunds for clients.
Date: Apr 01, 2018
Category: U.S.
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Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally voting in 2016 election
"Our society is built on personal responsibility," Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson said in a statement given to WFAA. "There were multiple safeguards in place to keep Crystal Mason from breaking the law, but she still made that choice."