Texas AG Ken Paxton wanted election fraud to be a misdemeanor, GOP rep says

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Texas AG Ken Paxton wanted election fraud to be a misdemeanor, GOP rep says
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The San Antonio Republican behind a provision that reduced voter fraud's criminal penalty to a misdemeanor in 2021 said Thursday that Attorney General Ken...

Attorney General Ken Paxton listens as wife Sen. Angela Paxton thanks the crowd after winning her election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. A GOP member of the Texas House said Thursday that Paxton's office wanted voter fraud reduced to a misdemeanor. Paxton was quick to call the comments false.

AUSTIN – A conflict over election fraud erupted in the Texas Capitol on Thursday, pitting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against a San Antonio Republican House member.controversial change to law that reduced the criminal penalty for election fraudPaxton called statements from Republican Rep. Steve Allison “FALSE,” after Allison spoke on the House floor indicating that Paxton’s office had requested lawmakers reduce the penalty of election fraud from a felony to a misdemeanor.

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