The debate on the floor Monday between Democratic lawmakers and state SenBryanHughes, the bill’s author, focused heavily on what constitutes illegal voting.
Voters line up outside of the Hays County Independent School District Arnold Transportation Building voting center to cast votes in the Texas general elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Kyle. The Texas Senate on Monday gave initial approval to a bill that would raise the penalty for voting illegally from a misdemeanor to a felony., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The Texas Senate on Monday gave initial approval to legislation that would raise the penalty for voting illegally from a misdemeanor to a felony, a priority for Texas’ Lt. Gov.and other conservative lawmakers who have worked to remake the state’s voting laws since the 2020 election. If the bill becomes law, a person found guilty of the crime could face up to 20 years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines., R-Mineola, the bill’s author, focused heavily on what constitutes illegal voting. Lawmakers disagreed over whether, under the bill, a person who mistakenly votes illegally could be prosecuted.
Some Democratic lawmakers told Hughes they were worried such voters would be prosecuted for “innocent mistakes.”
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