Voter Fraud Convictions in Texas, 2016-2020
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| 1. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Kelly Reagan Brunner Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[1]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: Secretary of … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Kelly Reagan Brunner was charged with 67 counts of election fraud and 67 counts of purportedly acting as an agent on 10/21/2020 in relation to offenses committed in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.[2]Office of the Attorney General of Texas, “Election Fraud Violations – Prosecutions Pending,” Document 138-2 Filed 05/09/22 as part of Case 1:21-cv-00546-LY, Texas State LULAC, et … Continue reading As part of a plea agreement, Brunner pleaded guilty in April 2022 and was sentenced to probation.[3]Eric Dexheimer, “Paxton Made Her the State’s Worst Election Criminal. Now Texas Is Coming for Her Teaching License,” houstonchronicle.com, November 6, 2023 | “Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker at the Mexia State Supported Living Center, has been charged with 134 counts in an election fraud investigation involving the registration of 67 of the facility’s residents,… She’s accused of submitting voter registration applications for the 67 residents ‘without their signature or effective consent, while purporting to act as their agent’ … Only a parent, spouse or child who’s a qualified voter of the county may act as an agent in registering voters and they must be appointed by the prospective voter to do so.”[4]KWTX Staff, “Local Social Worker Released on Bond After Being Charged With 134 Counts in Election Fraud Investigation,” kwtx.com, November 6, 2020 “None of the applicants was ever registered to vote, much less cast a ballot in the election.”[5]Eric Dexheimer, “Paxton Made Her the State’s Worst Election Criminal. Now Texas Is Coming for Her Teaching License,” houstonchronicle.com, November 6, 2023 Case Notes: Case heard in Limestone County, TX. Case Number: 15126-A | Type of Election: Voter Registration Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 2. | Election Year: 2018 Name: Monica Mendez Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[6]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: Secretary of … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Monica Mendez pleaded guilty on 6/8/2022 to a total of 26 felony charges consisting of three counts of illegal voting, seven counts of unlawfully assisting a voter, eight counts of unlawful possession of a ballot or ballot envelope, and eight counts of election fraud, in relation to offenses committed prior to and during the May 2018 Victoria County Water Control and Improvement District l Election.[7]Victoria County Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 21-06-32996-A,” odyssey.vctx.org, accessed on August 24. 2022[8]The State of Texas v. Monica Mendez, Case Number: 21-06-32996-A – Superseding Indictment Menedez was sentenced on the same day to five years deferred adjudication probation, 80 hours of community service, and $1,415 in fines and fees.[9]Victoria County Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 21-06-32996-A,” odyssey.vctx.org, accessed on August 24. 2022 | “A Port Lavaca woman was sentenced to five years deferred adjudication for her role in a vote-harvesting operation on behalf of a subsidized housing corporation to influence the outcome of a utility board election in Victoria County in 2018. Monica Mendez pled guilty to 26 felony counts of voter fraud, including three counts of illegal voting, eight counts of election fraud, seven counts of assisting a voter to submit a ballot by mail, and eight counts of unlawful possession of a mail ballot in the Victoria County Water Control and Improvement District 1 Election.”[10]Wave Staff Report, “Port Lavaca Woman Sentenced for Voter Fraud,” news-journal.com, June 28, 2022 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Monica Mendez Case Number: 21-06-32996-A Superseding Indictment | Type of Election: Utility Board Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 3. | Election Year: 2018 Name: Russ Casey Party Affiliation: Republican[11]Ballotpedia.org, “Russ Casey,” ballotpedia.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Russ Casey pleaded guilty on 4/23/2018 to one felony charge of tampering with government records in relation to offenses committed during a 2018 local election cycle.[12]WBSP/KLIF, “Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Resigns, Pleads Guilty,” wbap.com, April 23, 2018 As part of a plea agreement, Casey resigned his position as Justice of the Peace and was sentenced to two years in jail, suspended, five years of probation, 120 hours of community service, and a $1,000 fine.[13]CBS News, “Tarrant County Justice Of The Peace Pleads Guilty To Tampering,” cbsnews.com, April 23, 2018, WBSP/KLIF, “Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Resigns, Pleads … Continue reading | “A Texas justice of the peace has pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with government records after he was accused of faking voter signatures to get on the ballot. Russ Casey of Tarrant County pleaded guilty on Monday [4/23/2018] and was sentenced to five years of probation,… Prosecutors had said an investigation revealed that many of 318 signatures on the petition submitted by Casey had not been given by the actual citizens.”[14]Debra Cassens Weiss, “Justice of the Peace Pleads Guilty to Tampering in Connection With Faked Petition Signatures,” abajournal.com, April 23, 2018 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found | Type of Election: Justice of the Peace Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 4. | Election Year: 2018 Name: Shannon Brown Party Affiliation: Democrat[15]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Shannon Brown pleaded guilty on 1/20/2022 to one misdemeanor count of election fraud[16]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50953-B – State of Texas vs Shannon Brown,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a March 2018 Democratic primary in Gregg County, TX.[17]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 22 additional felony counts were dropped as part of a plea agreement.[18]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50953-B – State of Texas vs Shannon Brown,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 Brown was sentenced on the same day to 12 months in the county jail, suspended for 12 months, one year of probation, and $2,445 in fines and fees.[19]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50953-B – State of Texas vs Shannon Brown,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 | “Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, along with three others, were arrested for an alleged vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic Primary Election. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns and DeWayne Ward targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail, saying the voters were actually disabled. Paxton said many of the ballots claims of voters being disabled were done without the voters’ knowledge or consent. … The AG Paxton says these votes were cast to swing the election in Brown’s favor.”[20]CBS 19, “Gregg County Pct. 4 Commissioner, Others Arrested in Vote-Harvesting Scheme,” cbs19.tv, September 25, 2020 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Shannon Brown Case Number: 50953-B Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a County Commissioner Primary Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 5. | Election Year: 2018 Name: Marlena Jackson Party Affiliation: Not found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate[21]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Marlena Jackson pleaded guilty on 1/20/2022 to one misdemeanor count of election fraud[22]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50949-B – State of Texas vs Marlena Jackson,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a March 2018 Democratic primary in Gregg County, TX.[23]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 96 additional felony counts were dropped as part of a plea agreement.[24]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50949-B – State of Texas vs Marlena Jackson,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 Jackson was sentenced on the same day to 12 months in the county jail, suspended for 12 months, one year of probation, and $2,445 in fines and fees.[25]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50949-B – State of Texas vs Marlena Jackson,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 | “Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, along with three others, were arrested for an alleged vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic Primary Election. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns and DeWayne Ward targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail, saying the voters were actually disabled. Paxton said many of the ballots claims of voters being disabled were done without the voters’ knowledge or consent. … The AG Paxton says these votes were cast to swing the election in Brown’s favor.”[26]CBS 19, “Gregg County Pct. 4 Commissioner, Others Arrested in Vote-Harvesting Scheme,” cbs19.tv, September 25, 2020 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Marlena Jackson Case Number: 50949-B Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a County Commissioner Primary Party Affiliation: Not Found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 6. | Election Year: 2018 Name: Charlie Burns, Jr Party Affiliation: Not found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate[27]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Charlie Burns, Jr pleaded guilty on 1/27/2022 to one misdemeanor count of knowingly possessing a ballot / envelope with intent to defraud[28]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50951-B – State of Texas vs Charlie Burns, Jr.,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a March 2018 Democratic primary in Gregg County, TX.[29]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Seven additional felony counts were dropped as part of a plea agreement.[30]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50951-B – State of Texas vs Charlie Burns, Jr.,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 Burns was sentenced on the same day to one year in the county jail, suspended for one year, one year of probation, and $445 in fines and fees.[31]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50951-B – State of Texas vs Charlie Burns, Jr.,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 | “Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, along with three others, were arrested for an alleged vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic Primary Election. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns and DeWayne Ward targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail, saying the voters were actually disabled. Paxton said many of the ballots claims of voters being disabled were done without the voters’ knowledge or consent. … The AG Paxton says these votes were cast to swing the election in Brown’s favor.”[32]CBS 19, “Gregg County Pct. 4 Commissioner, Others Arrested in Vote-Harvesting Scheme,” cbs19.tv, September 25, 2020 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Charlie Burns, Jr. Case Number: 50951-B Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a County Commissioner Primary Party Affiliation: Not Found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 7. | Election Year: 2018 Name: DeWayne Ward Party Affiliation: Not found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate[33]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: DeWayne Ward pleaded guilty on 1/31/2022 to one misdemeanor count of knowingly possessing a ballot / envelope with intent to defraud[34]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50947-B – State of Texas vs DeWayne Ward,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a March 2018 Democratic primary in Gregg County, TX.[35]Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 Five additional felony counts were dropped as part of a plea agreement.[36]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50947-B – State of Texas vs DeWayne Ward,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 Ward was sentenced on the same day to one year in the county jail, suspended for one year, one year of probation, and $1,924 in fines and fees.[37]Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50947-B – State of Texas vs DeWayne Ward,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 | “Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, along with three others, were arrested for an alleged vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic Primary Election. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns and DeWayne Ward targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail, saying the voters were actually disabled. Paxton said many of the ballots claims of voters being disabled were done without the voters’ knowledge or consent. … The AG Paxton says these votes were cast to swing the election in Brown’s favor.”[38]CBS 19, “Gregg County Pct. 4 Commissioner, Others Arrested in Vote-Harvesting Scheme,” cbs19.tv, September 25, 2020 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. DeWayne Ward Case Number: 50947-B Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a County Commissioner Primary Party Affiliation: Not Found, but the charges in this case were in favor of a Democratic party candidate Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 8. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Francisco Tamez, Jr Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[39]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: Secretary of … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Francisco Tamez, Jr pleaded guilty on 3/21/2022 to one felony charge of illegal voting in relation to an offense committed on November 3, 2017 during the Edinburg municipal elections.[40]In the 389th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, State of Texas v. Francisco Tamez Jr, Case Number: CR-3348-19-H, Plea[41]Naxiely Lopez-Puente, “Details Emerge in Fifth Voter Fraud Arrest,” apnews.com, June 5, 2018 Tamez was sentenced on 4/27/2022 to two years imprisonment with 226 days credit for time served.[42]In the 389th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, State of Texas v. Francisco Tamez Jr, Sentencing | “Investigators with the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Rangers arrested Francisco Tamez Jr., 33, on two counts of illegal voting Friday afternoon [6/1/2018] for allegedly casting a ballot in two recent elections: the Edinburg Municipal races in November [2017] and the 2018 March Primary. Tamez is ineligible to vote because he has a prior felony conviction for burglary in Oklahoma and has yet to fulfill the terms of his punishment.”[43]Naxiely Lopez-Puente, “Details Emerge in Fifth Voter Fraud Arrest,” apnews.com, June 5, 2018 Case Notes: State of Texas v. Francisco Tamez Jr Case Number: CR-3348-19-H Plea and Sentencing | Type of Election: Municipal Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 9. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Miguel Hernandez Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[44]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Miguel Hernandez pleaded guilty on 6/20/2018 to one misdemeanor count of improperly returning a marked ballot, in relation to offenses committed during a May 2017 municipal election in Dallas.[45]Stephen Young, “Dallas Man Pleads Guilty in 2017 West Dallas Voter Fraud Investigation,” dallasobserver.com, June 21, 2018 The offense was reduced from a felony charge of illegal voting as part of a plea agreement.[46]The State of Texas v. Miguel Hernandez, Case Number: F1700570 – Indictment and Plea Hernandez was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail.[47]The State of Texas v. Miguel Hernandez, Case Number: F1700570 – Judgement | “Miguel Hernandez, 28, arrested in July for illegal voting, pleaded guilty to improperly returning a marked ballot, a Class A misdemeanor,… According to an arrest warrant affidavit, prosecutors got in touch with one of the voters for whom one of the dubious ballots was cast. The woman,… told investigators that she placed a blank ballot in a white envelope and the official carrier envelop [sic] and gave it to someone she believed was going to mail it back to the Dallas County Elections Department. She did not sign the back of the envelope, as is required. When the ballot showed up at elections headquarters, both the voter’s signature and the ‘assisted by’ line on the form had been filled out. The woman identified Hernandez from a lineup as the person to whom she’d given the ballot.”[48]Stephen Young, “Dallas Man Pleads Guilty in 2017 West Dallas Voter Fraud Investigation,” dallasobserver.com, June 21, 2018 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Miguel Hernandez Case Number: F-1700570 Indictment, Plea, and Judgement | Type of Election: Municipal Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 10. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Tyron Lynn Davis Party Affiliation: Democrat[49]Jennifer Emily, “Ellis County Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud,” dallasnews.com, June 16, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Tyron Lynn Davis was convicted by a jury on 6/16/2017[50]Ellis County Texas, “Online Records Search,” public.lgsonlinesolutions.com, accessed on May 5, 2022 to six misdemeanor counts of “voter fraud for failing to comply with properly signing a voter application” and two misdemeanor counts of false identification as a police officer[51]Jennifer Emily, “Ellis County Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud,” dallasnews.com, June 16, 2017 in relation to offenses committed during the May 2016 Democrat primary runoff in Ellis County, TX, where he was a candidate.[52]Erin Anderson, “Democrat Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud in Ellis County,” texasscorecard.com, June 21, 2017 After conviction at trial, “Davis accepted a plea agreement with the Ellis County and District Attorney’s Office. The agreement states that Davis would be sentenced to two days in jail but given credit for two served and fined a $1,000. He would also have to voluntary and permanently surrender his peace officer license, resign as Ellis Pct. 3 constable, accept the verdict returned by the jury, waive his right to appeal, waive his right to a new trial and pay court costs totaling $2,469.20.”[53]Andrew Branca, “Ellis County Constable Resigns and Cites ‘White’ Jury for Guilty Verdict,” waxahachietx.com, June 16, 2017 | “A jury found Constable Tyron Davis guilty of six counts of voter fraud for illegally harvesting mail ballot applications at a Waxahachie nursing home while a candidate in the May 2016 Democrat primary runoff. Davis filled out mail ballot applications for as many as 18 senior citizens, but failed to sign the forms as an ‘assistant’ as required by Texas Election Code. … County elections officials spotted the 18 ballot applications with similar handwriting but no assistant signature and notified investigators in the District Attorney’s Office. When the applicants were interviewed, several identified Davis as the person who assisted them and told investigators that they didn’t know what they were signing. Davis claimed he wasn’t trying to steal votes from seniors; he just wanted to ‘provide a service’ to help them participate in the election. … Davis was also convicted of falsely identifying as a peace officer before he was elected and licensed, in ads and on fliers given to the nursing home residents.” [54]Erin Anderson, “Democrat Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud in Ellis County,” texasscorecard.com, June 21, 2017 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Tyron Lynn Davis Case Number: 1710289 (false ID as police officer), 1610815 (voter fraud) | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a Constable Primary Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 11. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Rosita Torres Flores Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[55]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Rosita Torres Flores pleaded guilty on 6/12/2018 to one misdemeanor count of “providing unlawful assistance to a voter related to the 2016 General Election cycle.”[56]Tim Acosta, “Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Barred From Helping in Future Elections,” caller.com, June 14, 2018 Flores was sentenced to one year in jail, suspended, 18 months of probation with 10 consecutive Saturdays spent in county jail, 60 hours of community service, and a $1,000 fine.[57]Tim Acosta, “Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Barred From Helping in Future Elections,” caller.com, June 14, 2018 | “One of three Robstown residents indicted for voter fraud has pleaded guilty to unlawful assistance to a voter, according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Rosita Flores was accused of obtaining an elderly victim’s mail-in ballot and using it to vote without the voter’s direction during the 2016 general election. She entered a guilty plea … to a Class A misdemeanor charge of unlawful assistance of a voter and was sentenced to probation for one and a half years and a $1,000 fine.”[58]Jonathan Munson, “Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Assistance of a Voter,” kiiitv.com, June 14, 2018 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Rosita Torres Flores Case Number: 18-3065 CR Indictment | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown |
| 12. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Laura Janeth Garza Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[59]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Laura Janeth Garza pleaded guilty on 9/13/2018 to two felony counts of illegal voting – voter impersonation and ineligible voting – in relation to offenses committed before and during the 2016 general election cycle.[60]Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, “AG Paxton’s Election Fraud Unit Obtains Jail Sentence, Deportation for Non-citizen Charged With Voter Impersonation and Voter Fraud,” September … Continue reading. Garza was sentenced on the same day to 10 years imprisonment, suspended for 10 years, 10 years of probation, 180 days in jail as a condition of probation, and a $10,000 fine, probated, plus court costs.[61]The State of Texas v. Laura Janeth Garza, Case Number: 18-05-06032 – Judgement According to the Attorney General, Ken Paxton, “Garza will be deported after serving her jail time.”[62]Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, “AG Paxton’s Election Fraud Unit Obtains Jail Sentence, Deportation for Non-citizen Charged With Voter Impersonation and Voter Fraud,” September … Continue reading. | “Attorney General Paxton today announced that Laura Janeth Garza, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to charges of voter impersonation and ineligible voting,… It was determined in May that she stole the identity of a U.S. citizen and illegally registered to vote in Harris County. Garza voted illegally in multiple elections, including the November 2016 presidential election,… The U.S. State Department referred Garza’s case to the Criminal Investigations Division of DPS after a citizen attempted to obtain a U.S. Passport, only to discover that Garza had already done so using the woman’s identity.”[63]Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, “AG Paxton’s Election Fraud Unit Obtains Jail Sentence, Deportation for Non-citizen Charged With Voter Impersonation and Voter Fraud,” September … Continue reading. Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Laura Janeth Garza Case Number: 18-05-06032 and 18-05-06033 Judgement | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown |
| 13. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Charles Nathan Jackson Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[64]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Charles Nathan Jackson pleaded guilty to one felony count of providing false information on a voting application,[65]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Charles Nathan Jackson,” heritage.org, accessed on May 6, 2022 “specifically the signature of a voter, on an application for an early voting ballot in January 2016.”[66]Deanna Boyd and Anna M. Tinsley, “Homeless Man With Lengthy Criminal History Accused of Voter Fraud in Fort Worth,” star-telegram.com, November 19, 2018 Jackson was sentenced to 10 days imprisonment.[67]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Charles Nathan Jackson,” heritage.org, accessed on May 6, 2022 | “A 50-year-old homeless man with a lengthy criminal history has been accused of voter fraud in Tarrant County. Charles Nathan Jackson — who was booked into and then released from the Tarrant County Jail this month [November 2018] — was indicted on a charge of providing false information on a voting application. … He is accused of providing false information, specifically the signature of a voter, on an application for an early voting ballot in January 2016, according to the indictment.”[68]Deanna Boyd and Anna M. Tinsley, “Homeless Man With Lengthy Criminal History Accused of Voter Fraud in Fort Worth,” star-telegram.com, November 19, 2018 Case Notes: Case Number: 1565412 | Type of Election: Voter Registration Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 14. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Jeanene Carter Johnson Party Affiliation: Democratic Poll Worker[69]Erin Anderson, “Democrat Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud,” texasscorecard.com, May 25, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Jeanene Carter Johnson pleaded guilty on 5/10/2017 to one misdemeanor count of unlawful deposit of a ballot, reduced from one felony count of illegal voting as part of a plea agreement,[70]Harris County District Clerk, “152398601010 – The State of Texas vs. JOHNSON, JEANENE CARTER (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a May 2016 primary run off in Harris County, Texas.[71]Mihir Zaveri, “Two Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Illegal Voting,” houstonchronicle.com, May 23, 2017 Johnson was sentenced to one day imprisonment.[72]Harris County District Clerk, “152398601010 – The State of Texas vs. JOHNSON, JEANENE CARTER (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 | “Jeanene Johnson, 63, and Latunia Thomas, 46, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of ‘unlawful deposit of ballot’ … With Johnson’s help, Thomas cast a ballot for her daughter … during early voting for the May 24, 2016, primary runoff,… Thomas’ daughter was not present at the polling location. … Thomas and Johnson were election clerks hired to work the poll by the county at the recommendation of the Harris County Democratic Party.”[73]Mihir Zaveri, “Two Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Illegal Voting,” houstonchronicle.com, May 23, 2017 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Johnson, Jeanene Carter Case Number: 152398601010 – 3 | Type of Election: Aiding an Illegal Vote in a Primary Election Party Affiliation: Democratic Poll Worker Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 15. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Latunia Denise Thomas Party Affiliation: Democratic Poll Worker[74]Erin Anderson, “Democrat Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud,” texasscorecard.com, May 25, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Latunia Denise Thomas pleaded guilty on 5/18/2017 to one misdemeanor count of unlawful deposit of a ballot, reduced from one felony count of illegal voting as part of a plea agreement,[75]Harris County District Clerk, “152398701010 – The State of Texas vs. THOMAS, LATUNIA DENISE (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 in relation to offenses committed during a May 2016 primary run off in Harris County, Texas.[76]Mihir Zaveri, “Two Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Illegal Voting,” houstonchronicle.com, May 23, 2017 Thomas was sentenced to one day imprisonment.[77]Harris County District Clerk, “152398701010 – The State of Texas vs. THOMAS, LATUNIA DENISE (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 | “Jeanene Johnson, 63, and Latunia Thomas, 46, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of ‘unlawful deposit of ballot’ … With Johnson’s help, Thomas cast a ballot for her daughter … during early voting for the May 24, 2016, primary runoff,… Thomas’ daughter was not present at the polling location. … Thomas and Johnson were election clerks hired to work the poll by the county at the recommendation of the Harris County Democratic Party.”[78]Mihir Zaveri, “Two Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Illegal Voting,” houstonchronicle.com, May 23, 2017 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Thomas, Latunia Denise Case Number: 152398701010 – 3 | Type of Election: Primary Party Affiliation: Democratic Poll Worker Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote in the primary, likely Democratic / No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 16. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Crystal Mason Party Affiliation: Democrat[79]Ed Pilkington, “Crystal Mason Begins Prison Sentence in Texas for Crime of Voting,” theguardian.com, September 28, 2018 Offense and Sentencing: Crystal Mason was convicted in Fort Worth, TX on 3/28/2018[80]Amrit Cheng, “Crystal Mason Thought She Had the Right to Vote. Texas Sentenced Her to Five Years in Prison for Trying,” aclu.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 of one felony count of illegal voting[81]Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth – Case Number: 02-18-00138-CR – Judgement after casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 general election while on supervised release from prison, and therefore ineligible to vote in the state of Texas.[82]Amrit Cheng, “Crystal Mason Thought She Had the Right to Vote. Texas Sentenced Her to Five Years in Prison for Trying,” aclu.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 Mason was sentenced on the same day to five years imprisonment.[83]Amrit Cheng, “Crystal Mason Thought She Had the Right to Vote. Texas Sentenced Her to Five Years in Prison for Trying,” aclu.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 On 3/19/2020, the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth affirmed the trial court’s judgment of illegal voting.[84]Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth – Case Number: 02-18-00138-CR – Judgement On 3/31/2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, agreed to review Mason’s case.[85]Alexa Ura, “Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Will Review Crystal Mason’s Controversial Illegal-Voting Conviction,” texastribune.org, March 31, 2021 On 5/11/2022, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, “the state’s highest criminal court, in a 7-2 ruling, ordered the Fort Worth-based 2nd Court of Appeals to reexamine the evidence to determine if prosecutors proved that Mason knew that she could not vote while on federal supervised release after serving a prison sentence for tax fraud.”[86]Chuck Lindell, “Fort Worth’s Crystal Mason Gets Another Chance to Overturn 2016 Illegal Voting Conviction,” statesman.com, May 11, 2022 On 4/18/2023, the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, Texas, heard arguments from the defense and the prosecution; they are “expected to issue their decision at a later date.”[87]Kaley Johnson, “Tarrant Illegal Voting Case That Has Drawn National Attention Argued Before Appeals Court,” aol.com, April 18, 2023 On 3/28/2024 Mason was acquitted, with the court concluding that “the evidence presented in the case ‘is insufficient to support the conclusion that Mason actually realized that she voted knowing that she was ineligible to do so and, therefore, insufficient to support her conviction for illegal voting.’”[88]Rashard Rose and Sara Smart, “Texas Mother Who Faced 5 Years in Prison Has Illegal Voting Conviction Reversed,” cnn.com, March 29, 2024 | “A Fort Worth woman jailed for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a federal conviction is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn her conviction on illegal voting charges, according to legal documents filed Monday [11/30/2020]. Crystal Mason said she cast her ballot — which, like most provisional ballots, was ultimately not counted [emphasis added] — on the advice of a poll worker. Mason told the court during her trial and appeals that she did not realize she was ineligible to vote under Texas law, which required her to first complete her sentence on a federal tax fraud conviction.”[89]Karen Brooks Harper, “Crystal Mason, Jailed for Illegal Voting After Casting Provisional Ballot, Seeks to Have Conviction Overturned,” texastribune.org, December 1, 2020 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Crystal Mason 432nd District Court of Tarrant County Case Number: 148710D Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth Case Number: 02-18-00138-CR – Judgement Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Docket Number: PD-0881-20 – Judgement | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: As the vote was not counted, there was no effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 17. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Cynthia Kay Gonzalez Party Affiliation: Not Found, but assistance was given during a local Democratic Primary[90]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “party affiliation is not required in order to register to vote in Texas.” – Source: Secretary of State John B. … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Cynthia Kay Gonzalez pleaded guilty on 8/14/2018 “to three misdemeanor charges of voter fraud related to mail-in ballots from Robstown voters”[91]Kris 6 News, “Robstown Woman Sentenced in Voter Fraud Case,” kristv.com, August 14, 2018 during the May 2016 Nueces County Democratic Primary Runoff Election.[92]Jonathan Munson, “Third Suspect Indicted for Voter Fraud in Nueces County Arrested,” kiiitv.com, March 8, 2018 Gonzalez was sentenced on the same day to 18 months of probation with five consecutive Saturdays to be spent in jail.[93]Kris 6 News, “Robstown Woman Sentenced in Voter Fraud Case,” kristv.com, August 14, 2018 | “Cynthia Gonzalez, of Nueces County, marked and mailed ballots that were not her own in the 2016 Nueces County Democratic Primary. Gonzalez pleaded guilty to three charges of election code violations and was sentenced to serve five days in the San Patricio County Jail.”[94]Heritage Foundation, “Election Fraud Cases – Cynthia Gonzalez,” heritage.org, accessed on June 7, 2022 Case Notes: The State of Texas v. Cynthia Kay Gonzalez Case Number: S-18-3064-CR Indictment | Type of Election: County Primary Party Affiliation: Not Found, but assistance was given during a local Democratic Primary Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 18. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Mario Obdulio Orellana Party Affiliation: Party affiliation is not tracked in Texas[95]According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Mario Obdulio Orellana was indicted on 6/6/2018 and charged with “two counts of false representation of US citizenship, false statement in application for a passport, unauthorized use of a Social Security number, and voter fraud” after allegedly voting in the 2016 presidential election.[96]United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Indicted on Immigration and Voter Fraud Violations in East Texas,” justice.gov, June 22, 2018 Orellana pleaded guilty on 9/19/2018 to one count of making a false statement in an application for a United States passport;[97]United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Guilty of making False Statement in Passport Application,” justive.gov, September 20, 2018 the other four charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement.[98]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Mario Obdulio Orellana,” heritage.org, accessed on June 8, 2022[99]Since a federal grand jury indicted Orellana on all five charges, and he will face punishment for the related charge to which he pled guilty, we decided to include the case in our chart. Orellana was sentenced on 3/8/2019[100]Court Listener, “United States v. Orellana (9:18-cr-00020),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 9, 2022 and was facing 10 years in federal prison.[101]United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Guilty of making False Statement in Passport Application,” justive.gov, September 20, 2018 As of June 9, 2022, no sentencing information is freely available. | “Mario Obdulio Orellana was named in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on June 6, 2018 … According to the information presented in court, Orellana is alleged to have illegally entered the United States from El Salvador in the early 1980s. In 1987, while illegally residing in Shelby County, Texas, Orellana is alleged to have used falsified documents to obtain a birth certificate showing he was born in the United States; a passport as a U.S. citizen; and a social security number and register to vote as a U.S. citizen. Furthermore, Orellana is alleged to have fraudulently voted in the November 2016 election.”[102]United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Indicted on Immigration and Voter Fraud Violations in East Texas,” justice.gov, June 22, 2018 Case Notes: United States of America v. Mario Obdulio Orellana Case Number: 9:18-CR-00020-RC Order Adopting Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Defendant’s Guilty Plea | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown |
References
| ↑1, ↑6, ↑39 | According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: Secretary of State John B. Scott, “Frequently Asked Questions on Candidacy and Party Affiliation,” sos.texas.gov, accessed on June 14, 2022 |
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| ↑2 | Office of the Attorney General of Texas, “Election Fraud Violations – Prosecutions Pending,” Document 138-2 Filed 05/09/22 as part of Case 1:21-cv-00546-LY, Texas State LULAC, et al., v. Bruce Elfant, et al., and Ken Paxton, et al., available from democracydocket.com. |
| ↑3, ↑5 | Eric Dexheimer, “Paxton Made Her the State’s Worst Election Criminal. Now Texas Is Coming for Her Teaching License,” houstonchronicle.com, November 6, 2023 |
| ↑4 | KWTX Staff, “Local Social Worker Released on Bond After Being Charged With 134 Counts in Election Fraud Investigation,” kwtx.com, November 6, 2020 |
| ↑7, ↑9 | Victoria County Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 21-06-32996-A,” odyssey.vctx.org, accessed on August 24. 2022 |
| ↑8 | The State of Texas v. Monica Mendez, Case Number: 21-06-32996-A – Superseding Indictment |
| ↑10 | Wave Staff Report, “Port Lavaca Woman Sentenced for Voter Fraud,” news-journal.com, June 28, 2022 |
| ↑11 | Ballotpedia.org, “Russ Casey,” ballotpedia.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 |
| ↑12 | WBSP/KLIF, “Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Resigns, Pleads Guilty,” wbap.com, April 23, 2018 |
| ↑13 | CBS News, “Tarrant County Justice Of The Peace Pleads Guilty To Tampering,” cbsnews.com, April 23, 2018, WBSP/KLIF, “Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Resigns, Pleads Guilty,” wbap.com, April 23, 2018, and Dave Lieber, “After Forgery and Sex Scandals, Ousted Convicted Judge Wears a Felony Face of Shame,” dallasnews.com, May 18, 2018 |
| ↑14 | Debra Cassens Weiss, “Justice of the Peace Pleads Guilty to Tampering in Connection With Faked Petition Signatures,” abajournal.com, April 23, 2018 |
| ↑15, ↑17, ↑21, ↑23, ↑27, ↑29, ↑33, ↑35 | Jo Lee Ferguson, “Documents Detail Investigation Into Voter Fraud Case Involving Gregg County Commissioner,” news-journal.com, January 22, 2022 |
| ↑16, ↑18, ↑19 | Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50953-B – State of Texas vs Shannon Brown,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑20, ↑26, ↑32, ↑38 | CBS 19, “Gregg County Pct. 4 Commissioner, Others Arrested in Vote-Harvesting Scheme,” cbs19.tv, September 25, 2020 |
| ↑22, ↑24, ↑25 | Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50949-B – State of Texas vs Marlena Jackson,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑28, ↑30, ↑31 | Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50951-B – State of Texas vs Charlie Burns, Jr.,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑34, ↑36, ↑37 | Gregg County Courts Records Inquiry, “Register of Actions – Case No. 50947-B – State of Texas vs DeWayne Ward,” gregg.tx.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑40 | In the 389th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, State of Texas v. Francisco Tamez Jr, Case Number: CR-3348-19-H, Plea |
| ↑41, ↑43 | Naxiely Lopez-Puente, “Details Emerge in Fifth Voter Fraud Arrest,” apnews.com, June 5, 2018 |
| ↑42 | In the 389th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, State of Texas v. Francisco Tamez Jr, Sentencing |
| ↑44, ↑55, ↑59, ↑64, ↑95 | According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “when a person registers to vote in Texas, they do not register with any kind of party affiliation..” – Source: Secretary of State John B. Scott, “Frequently Asked Questions on Candidacy and Party Affiliation,” sos.texas.gov, accessed on June 14, 2022 |
| ↑45, ↑48 | Stephen Young, “Dallas Man Pleads Guilty in 2017 West Dallas Voter Fraud Investigation,” dallasobserver.com, June 21, 2018 |
| ↑46 | The State of Texas v. Miguel Hernandez, Case Number: F1700570 – Indictment and Plea |
| ↑47 | The State of Texas v. Miguel Hernandez, Case Number: F1700570 – Judgement |
| ↑49, ↑51 | Jennifer Emily, “Ellis County Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud,” dallasnews.com, June 16, 2017 |
| ↑50 | Ellis County Texas, “Online Records Search,” public.lgsonlinesolutions.com, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑52, ↑54 | Erin Anderson, “Democrat Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud in Ellis County,” texasscorecard.com, June 21, 2017 |
| ↑53 | Andrew Branca, “Ellis County Constable Resigns and Cites ‘White’ Jury for Guilty Verdict,” waxahachietx.com, June 16, 2017 |
| ↑56, ↑57 | Tim Acosta, “Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Barred From Helping in Future Elections,” caller.com, June 14, 2018 |
| ↑58 | Jonathan Munson, “Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Assistance of a Voter,” kiiitv.com, June 14, 2018 |
| ↑60, ↑62, ↑63 | Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, “AG Paxton’s Election Fraud Unit Obtains Jail Sentence, Deportation for Non-citizen Charged With Voter Impersonation and Voter Fraud,” September 13, 2018 |
| ↑61 | The State of Texas v. Laura Janeth Garza, Case Number: 18-05-06032 – Judgement |
| ↑65, ↑67 | Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Charles Nathan Jackson,” heritage.org, accessed on May 6, 2022 |
| ↑66, ↑68 | Deanna Boyd and Anna M. Tinsley, “Homeless Man With Lengthy Criminal History Accused of Voter Fraud in Fort Worth,” star-telegram.com, November 19, 2018 |
| ↑69, ↑74 | Erin Anderson, “Democrat Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud,” texasscorecard.com, May 25, 2017 |
| ↑70 | Harris County District Clerk, “152398601010 – The State of Texas vs. JOHNSON, JEANENE CARTER (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 |
| ↑71, ↑73, ↑76, ↑78 | Mihir Zaveri, “Two Poll Workers Plead Guilty to Illegal Voting,” houstonchronicle.com, May 23, 2017 |
| ↑72 | Harris County District Clerk, “152398601010 – The State of Texas vs. JOHNSON, JEANENE CARTER (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 |
| ↑75, ↑77 | Harris County District Clerk, “152398701010 – The State of Texas vs. THOMAS, LATUNIA DENISE (Court 263),” hcdistrictclerk.com, accessed on May 9, 2022 |
| ↑79 | Ed Pilkington, “Crystal Mason Begins Prison Sentence in Texas for Crime of Voting,” theguardian.com, September 28, 2018 |
| ↑80, ↑82, ↑83 | Amrit Cheng, “Crystal Mason Thought She Had the Right to Vote. Texas Sentenced Her to Five Years in Prison for Trying,” aclu.org, accessed on May 9, 2022 |
| ↑81, ↑84 | Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth – Case Number: 02-18-00138-CR – Judgement |
| ↑85 | Alexa Ura, “Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Will Review Crystal Mason’s Controversial Illegal-Voting Conviction,” texastribune.org, March 31, 2021 |
| ↑86 | Chuck Lindell, “Fort Worth’s Crystal Mason Gets Another Chance to Overturn 2016 Illegal Voting Conviction,” statesman.com, May 11, 2022 |
| ↑87 | Kaley Johnson, “Tarrant Illegal Voting Case That Has Drawn National Attention Argued Before Appeals Court,” aol.com, April 18, 2023 |
| ↑88 | Rashard Rose and Sara Smart, “Texas Mother Who Faced 5 Years in Prison Has Illegal Voting Conviction Reversed,” cnn.com, March 29, 2024 |
| ↑89 | Karen Brooks Harper, “Crystal Mason, Jailed for Illegal Voting After Casting Provisional Ballot, Seeks to Have Conviction Overturned,” texastribune.org, December 1, 2020 |
| ↑90 | According to the website of the Secretary of State John B. Scott, “party affiliation is not required in order to register to vote in Texas.” – Source: Secretary of State John B. Scott, “Frequently Asked Questions on Candidacy and Party Affiliation,” sos.texas.gov |
| ↑91, ↑93 | Kris 6 News, “Robstown Woman Sentenced in Voter Fraud Case,” kristv.com, August 14, 2018 |
| ↑92 | Jonathan Munson, “Third Suspect Indicted for Voter Fraud in Nueces County Arrested,” kiiitv.com, March 8, 2018 |
| ↑94 | Heritage Foundation, “Election Fraud Cases – Cynthia Gonzalez,” heritage.org, accessed on June 7, 2022 |
| ↑96, ↑102 | United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Indicted on Immigration and Voter Fraud Violations in East Texas,” justice.gov, June 22, 2018 |
| ↑97, ↑101 | United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, “Salvadoran National Guilty of making False Statement in Passport Application,” justive.gov, September 20, 2018 |
| ↑98 | Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Mario Obdulio Orellana,” heritage.org, accessed on June 8, 2022 |
| ↑99 | Since a federal grand jury indicted Orellana on all five charges, and he will face punishment for the related charge to which he pled guilty, we decided to include the case in our chart. |
| ↑100 | Court Listener, “United States v. Orellana (9:18-cr-00020),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 9, 2022 |