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In reply to the discussion: A Texas Woman Voted Like a U.S. Citizen. Only She Wasnt [View all]global1
(25,242 posts)5. How Was She Not Found Out And Stopped When...
she registered to vote. Shouldn't she have been stopped then before she voted? Who let her get registered? Shouldn't that person be in trouble?
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oh thanks, it is on dated today and credited to NYT. I feel bad for her, unfair harsh 8 year Felony.
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#2
The linked article contains an update - so it should survive the LBN authorities
progree
Mar 2017
#13
Thank you. Looks like Lawyers try hard to save this woman from 8 years in prison & deportation.
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#14
Good question. I'm betting it had something to do with her registering as a Republican.
SunSeeker
Mar 2017
#7
Thanks, I think she honestly didn't understand about who can vote. (only passed 7th grade)
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#15
meant over her lifetime in America as a hard working mother,/w green card she probably felt American
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#19
Per the article, when she first registered, she checked the box claiming she was a citizen.
LisaL
Mar 2017
#44
OK, so this is ONE instance - how many GOPers have done voter fraud in the same time frame? 6+?
waltben
Mar 2017
#6
Attorney General Ken Paxton(R) '"only gave her 8 years" because she voted for him.
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#21
So now instead of mailing your form, you'd have to go somewhere to prove your citizenship?
LisaL
Mar 2017
#32
There is no freaking reason for democrats to argue that process needs to be made more difficult.
LisaL
Mar 2017
#33