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‘Overwhelmed in joy’: Texas court overturns woman’s voter fraud conviction

Protesters show support for voting rights during a rally in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2021 [File: Mikala Compton/Reuters]

A woman in the United States is rejoicing after a Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned her voter fraud conviction in a case that advocates say highlights efforts to disenfranchise Black people and other voters of colour in the country.

An African American mother of three from Fort Worth, Texas, Crystal Mason had been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to vote in the 2016 election in violation of state law.

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