Democrats constantly deny the existence of voter fraud but, as you can see, it's a real thing.
Four years after an East Texas Democrat won a close primary election, he admitted to illegal mail-ballot harvesting in the race. But he won’t face any jail time. In fact, he’s running for re-election.
Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor voter fraud and was sentenced to a year of probation.
Brown was originally charged with 23 felonies.
In 2018, Brown edged out his Democrat primary opponent by just five votes.
Soon after, local officials announced a voter fraud complaint had been filed, alleging Brown’s campaign had organized a scheme to illegally harvest mail-in ballots by falsely claiming voters had a disability.
Brown and three others were indicted in 2020 on a total of 134 felony counts, including engaging in organized election fraud, illegal voting, fraudulent use of an application for a mail-in ballot, unlawful possession of a mail-in ballot, tampering with a governmental record, and election fraud.
According to authorities at the time of Brown’s arrest:
To increase the pool of ballots needed to swing the race in Brown’s favor, the group targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail by fraudulently claiming the voters were “disabled,” in most cases without the voters’ knowledge or consent. Under Texas election law, mail ballots based on disability are specifically reserved for those who are physically ill and cannot vote in-person as a result.
Brown and a co-defendant were sentenced to a year in jail, but their sentences were probated.
He’s staying in office and is running for re-election in the March 2022 Democrat primary.
“I am proud of my service on the Commissioners Court,” Brown said in a statement released to local media. “I intend to finish what we have started, and I look forward to continue vigorously representing my constituents.”