Texas Governor Signs Bill to Make Electoral Fraud Second-Degree Felony
June 10, 2021
Written by Martin Walsh
Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that makes intentionally altering ballots or election reports a second-degree felony, which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The measure, House Bill 574 filed by Republican Rep. Greg Bonnen creates two new classes of election fraud offenses: intentionally counting invalid votes and failing to count valid votes, making them second-degree felonies.
The bill passed 24-6 in the Senate and 94-48 in the House.
A second election-related bill was recently passed and is headed to Abbott’s desk, which he is expected to sign.
House Bill 2283 limits how funding is used to impact elections in Texas.
It limits private donations made to county officials to be used to administer elections to $1,000 per donor unless otherwise approved by the secretary of state, governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker.
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