AUSTIN — Election fraud is once again a felony in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into law that ups the criminal penalty. The bill makes voter...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law HB 900, legislation that prohibits sexually explicit material in Texas public school libraries, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Monday June 12, 2023. Abbott signed into law a bill that restores election fraud to a felony Tuesday. AUSTIN — Election fraud is once again a felony in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into law that ups the criminal penalty.
The bill makes voter fraud a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The offense was a misdemeanor for two years after a Republican effort in the Texas House reduced the penalty amid questions over inadvertent illegal voting Abbott signed the bill without ceremony Tuesday. His office did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Supporters of the measure, including its author, Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, have said the law returns the penalty for illegal voting to what it was for nearly 50 years and that the change is necessary to restore confidence in elections.
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