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 vowed to crack down on 'illegal voting,' but may have violated Texas law himself
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
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Vowing To Crack Down On 'Illegal Voting,' Paxton May Have Violated Texas Election Law
"This story was originally published by ProPublica.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 …
Ken Paxton warned Texans that voting from the wrong address is illegal, then his own divorce records suggested he may have done exactly that
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have voted in six elections over the past two years using an address where he may no longer live, according to ProPublica. The discovery comes after Paxton publicly pushed against what he has called illegal voting, going as far as setting up a tip line for residents to report suspected fraud. In a February news release, Paxton warned voters that misrepresenting a residence on election records is illeg…
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