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- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Crystal Mason’s acquittal, ending her case.
- The 5-4 decision dismissed the state’s petition to reinstate her 2018 conviction and five-year sentence.
- Four justices dissented because the affidavit showed Mason understood she was ineligible to vote.
- Texas amended its illegal-voting law to require proof beyond a signature that a voter knew they were barred.