Crystal Mason, an African-American woman in Texas, served 3 years on fraud charges (unlike Trump!). She was unaware, and her probation supervisor did not tell her, that being on community supervision meant she could not vote and tried to cast a ballot in the 2016 election. The ballot was not counted. Ms. Mason said the hardest thing she ever endured was being separated from her two children and never wanted to risk that again, she had just made a mistake. But she was convicted of felony vote fraud and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
Rosa Maria Ortega is a Latina legal permanent resident in Texas. She mistakenly thought that as a legal permanent resident she could vote in elections. Ms. Ortega was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for felony vote fraud. A felony conviction means she will be lose her legal status and be deported on release although she has lived in the U.S. since she was an infant.
Steve Curtis, a white male and the chair of the Colorado State Republican Party, signed his ex-wife's ballot. He got four years probation.
Terri Lynn Rote, a white woman in Iowa, admitted voting for Trump twice. She said she was convinced a rigged system would change her Trump vote to a Clinton vote so voted twice. She got two years probation and a small fine; the conviction will be removed from her record after the two years.
White Republican privilege.
