The 43-year-old Mason says she had no idea she was committing a crime. Mason voted in Tarrant County, just west of Dallas.

"She testified this week in court that she was never told by the federal judge she couldn't vote," St. John said. "She was never told by halfway house folks she couldn't vote."

Mason did not want to speak when reached by WFAA, but she told The Dallas Morning News she "didn't even want to vote."

Texas law states it is illegal for a felon to vote while serving their sentence, including while on parole.

"Our society is built on personal responsibility," Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson said in a statement given to WFAA. "There were multiple safeguards in place to keep Crystal Mason from breaking the law, but she still made that choice."

Mason has already appealed the conviction, WFAA reported.




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