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“Elections for every public office in Texas—from Governor to Justice of the Peace to city council—are run by county governments,” the suit said, later adding that “this surgical ...
AUSTIN – Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state’s biggest cities are attempting to steal the 2024 election – a contest in which the GOP’s leads in the ...
“Texas is in real danger from fraud in this election — Tarrant County is trying to send out 7 million mail in ballots & there is no sign enough people are taking this seriously,” Logan said ...
A portion of a controversial law championed by Texas Republicans as a supposed voter fraud deterrent was overly vague. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Austin Murphy (D-PA) was convicted of one count of voter fraud for filling out absentee ballots for members of a nursing home (1999). [124] Mel Reynolds (D-IL) was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography (1997). He was later convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud (1999).
In the late 2000s, Abbott established a unit in the attorney general's office to pursue voter-fraud prosecutions, using a $1.4 million federal grant; the unit prosecuted a few dozen cases, resulting "in small fines and little or no jail time". [26] The office found no large-scale fraud that could change the outcome of any election. [26]
The Texas bar association is investigating whether Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to professional misconduct.
Corruption in local government refers to the misuse of public office and resources by individuals in positions of power at the local level for personal gain or the benefit of select groups. It involves the abuse of entrusted authority, bribery, embezzlement, fraud, nepotism, and other forms of illicit activities that undermine the integrity and ...