15 Democrats Arrested For Election Fraud
State investigators
say the scheme targeted elderly residents and those voting by mail, with ballots collected in violation of Texas election law. Under Texas’s 2021 election-integrity reforms, compensated ballot collection carries a penalty of up to
10 years in prison and a
$10,000 fine.
Other defendants include current and former city officials, school board members, and county commissioners across Frio County. The
charges range from vote harvesting to tampering with government records, all tied to the same alleged coordinated ballot-collection network.
Court filings
reviewed in the case describe how vote harvesters allegedly approached voters,
particularly the elderly, under the pretext of offering assistance, then took possession of ballots before they were mailed.