Shaun KingVerified account

Source? Please make sure both are from the same state and county

No Jackie it has to be from the same state, same judge, same arresting officers on the same day, during the same hour with the same bailiff before it could ever have anything to do with race....and even then you'll be told to get over it.....

Wearing the same shoes and same clothes, standing at the same exact longitude & latitude on earth, be at the exact same hour:minute:second of the same day of the same month of the same year, with the moon appearing at the same exact constellation in the sky, same temperature.....

Perhaps we should be looking more closely at that judge. This feels wrong, racist and politically motivated.

My exact thought. Corrupt judge

But whenever you’re a convicted felon, that’s one of the rights that gets taken away from you, it’s simple law

A convicted felon cannot vote while in jail or parole. Once they complete their jail term jail and/or parole, they have to re-register and are able to vote.

That isn’t the issue. The sentence is wayyyy off base. That’s the issue.

I agree that the sentence was way off base, and this is the issue that needs to be addressed. My response was regarding comments saying that she could not vote b/c she was a convicted felon, inferring she was in violation of the law, when in actuality she was not.

Now you understand why we need to curb the power of judges. Fight to abolish judicial immunity so you never have to tweet about this kind of injustices.

Well, I know #Florida bans the convicted from voting. Many states do so, but the question is... How did she was allowed to vote, if there's a conviction on her record?

Exactly. Sounds like an error at the polling location. They should be sentenced as well then.

Not as well, but whoever allowed her to register and vote (since that’s against the law even AFTER you paid your debt to society) should go to jail INSTEAD!!!

I believe she voted with a provisional ballot, which is used when there is a discrepancy they can’t figure out at the time. So when the mixup is cleared up, your vote will still count.

Thank you for clarifying! This sounds like a safety net and they should have caught it. She shouldn’t be charged at all.

watch the democracy now interview with her/lawyer. her parol officer testified they were even unaware she wouldnt be able to vote. felons can vote in tx, but she was under 'supervision' and couldnt vote til that was done. the interview is very informative!

Since when can felons vote in Tx?? Really, I couldn't vote there, I was Told I couldn't.

I don't know how Texas handles the restoration of voting rights post convictions. Either the process is like, after sentence and probation one gets the rights restored. In both Florida and Kentucky, convicteds are forever banned from voting and only the Governor can restore it.