Texas man faces 40 years in prison for voting while on parole
In a case of calculated political savagery, the state of Texas has arrested a 62-year-old African American man for allegedly voting illegally last year. The Republican administration of Governor Greg Abbott is bringing charges that could put Hervis Earl Rogers in prison for the rest of his life. Rogers was held on $100,000 bail for three days, until the nonprofit Bail Project posted bail and secured his release.
State Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered Rogers arrested Wednesday and charged him with two counts of felony illegal voting for casting ballots in the March 2020 Democratic primary and the 2018 general election, at a time when he was still on parole from a 1995 conviction for burglary. Each count carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years, and as a “repeat offender” Rogers could face even more jail time.
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By Ed Lavandera, Chris Boyette and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
A Texas man who told CNN he waited for “a lit bit over six hours” at a polling center in Houston to participate in Super Tuesday last year was arrested and charged this week with two counts of illegal voting.
According to a June 24 indictment from the Texas attorney general’s office, Hervis Earl Rogers, 62, voted in the November 6, 2018, general and special elections and the March 3, 2020, Democratic primary election despite being on felony parole for a 25-year sentence for burglary. Because he was on felony parole, he was ineligible to vote under Texas law, according to the Texas attorney general office.
Texan who queued for seven hours to vote faces 40-year jail term
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Washington: A 62-year-old Texan who waited seven hours to cast a vote while on parole is facing the threat of 40 years jail for breaking state election laws.
Hervis Earl Rogers from Houston was arrested last week and charged with two counts of illegal voting for casting a ballot in 2018 and again last year while still on parole. He could get 20 years for each. Texas is one of 16 US states where felons lose voting rights in prison and on parole.
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Esperó horas para votar en Texas; es arrestado por votar ilegalmente
Hervis Earl Rogers, de Houston, se encontraba en libertad condicional y no podía votar legalmente
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sábado, 10 julio 2021 | 17:22
Un hombre de 62 años de Texas que esperó horas para emitir su voto en las primarias presidenciales del año pasado, fue arrestado esta semana acusado de haber votado ilegalmente.
El hombre, Hervis Earl Rogers de Houston, esperó siete horas afuera de la Universidad del Sur de Texas para votar en las primarias presidenciales del estado en marzo del 2020.
Este miércoles fue arrestado y acusado de dos cargos de votación ilegal, lo cual es un delito grave. De acuerdo a los documentos de la corte, los cargos se derivan de las boletas que Rogers emitió el 3 de marzo del 2020, y el 6 de novie