Several Republican lawmakers have filed bills in the Texas House of Representatives that would increase the penalty for election fraud from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony.
One such bill authored by State Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Fort Worth) would make illegal voting a “felony of the second-degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt, in which event it is a state jail felony.”
The punishment for a second-degree felony in Texas is up to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A state felony could result in spending up to two years in a state jail.
Violations of the proposed legislation could include “any false or intentionally misleading statement, representation, or information to be provided to an election official.”…