BREAKING: A court of appeals has unfortunately upheld a 5-year sentence for our client Crystal Mason, a Black mother of three who submitted a provisional ballot in 2016 that was not even counted.
We are incredibly disappointed by the court of appeals’ decision and believe that Crystal did not break the law..
We will be pursuing all options in Crystal’s case and won’t stop until she receives justice.
We will be pursuing all options in Crystal’s case and won’t stop until she receives justice.
No one should be sentenced for submitting a provisional ballot where it is, at worst, ambiguous about whether they are eligible to vote.
We will continue fighting on behalf of Crystal, voters, and the integrity of the electoral system in Texas.
We will continue fighting on behalf of Crystal, voters, and the integrity of the electoral system in Texas.
Crystal will stay out of jail while we continue to do everything in our power to appeal her case and right the wrongs she has been subjected to.
For now, she is with her family where she belongs.
For now, she is with her family where she belongs.
Read our full release in response to the courts' decision: aclutx.org/en/press-relea…
