Report Claims Ken Paxton May Have Violated Texas Voting Law in Six Elections
Election lawyers say the case could be a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
- On Tuesday, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton voted in six elections while registered at a Collin County home where he has not lived since his divorce two years ago.
- Earlier this year, Paxton announced a voter fraud tip line alongside office guidance stating "it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records," requiring voters to register at their actual residence.
- A trust purchased a $2.4 million Denton County home in mid-February, with reporting linking Paxton to the property; the Daily Mail reported in May that Paxton moved there with Tracy Duhon.
- Three election lawyers told the news organizations Paxton may have violated state residency laws; former voting rights lawyer David Becker stated voting while ineligible carries penalties up to 20 years in prison under Texas law.
- Campaign spokesperson Madison Cercy defended Paxton as a "national leader on election integrity" and dismissed the report as "baseless," as the attorney general faces Democratic State Rep. James Talarico in the November Senate race.
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Ken Paxton Accused of Voting From an Address He No Longer Lives At While Vowing to Jail Others for the Same Offence
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Trump-backed Senate hopeful who built a career hunting voter fraud, may have committed the very residency offence he has threatened to prosecute others over. Paxton appears to have voted in six elections over the past two years using a Collin County address where he no longer lives, according to an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune published on 7 July 2026. The apparent discrepancy includes …
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on ‘illegal voting.’ He may have violated Texas election law
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
Ken Paxton’s Voter Registration May Violate Texas Law
“Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud,” the Texas Tribune reports. “The announcement linked to guidance from his office about election laws in Texas, which included a requirement to be a […]
REPORT: Ken Paxton Has Voted Illegally Six Times
ProPublica reports: Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud. “Free and fair elections are a cornerstone of a thriving republic, and with the authority granted to my office by the Legislature, we will stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity,” Paxton said in a February news releas…
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