得州总检察长 Paxton 宣布逮捕多名涉嫌非法投票的重罪犯
得克萨斯州总检察长 Ken Paxton 11月2日宣布，其办公室已逮捕多名涉嫌非法投票的已被定罪重罪犯。案件源于一名市民举报，称在哈里斯县有正在服刑、处于假释或缓刑期间的重罪犯涉嫌投票；总检察长办公室选举诚信部门随即展开调查，核查相关人员的身份、选民登记记录与投票情况，并收集涉嫌违反《得克萨斯州选举法》的证据。
10月30日，蒙哥马利县签发逮捕令，相关人员随后被捕。总检察长办公室确认，其中数人投票时确实处于假释期间，因此不具备投票资格。根据得克萨斯州宪法第6条第1款第3项，被定罪的重罪犯原则上不得投票，州议会另有规定的除外；已完整服满包括监禁、假释与缓刑在内全部刑期者可恢复投票资格。
Paxton 表示，选举诚信部门正在积极调查其他有关选举犯罪的举报。截至宣布时，被捕人员的身份尚未公开。得克萨斯州选举日为11月3日。
（来源：得克萨斯州总检察长办公室）
Texas Attorney General Paxton Announces Arrests of Convicted Felons Accused of Illegally Voting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on November 2 that his office has arrested several convicted felons accused of illegally voting. The case began with a citizen's report that convicted felons who were incarcerated, on parole or on probation had allegedly voted in Harris County. The Attorney General's Election Integrity Unit investigated, verifying the individuals' identities, voter registration records and whether they had cast ballots, and collected evidence of potential Texas Election Code violations.
Arrest warrants were issued in Montgomery County on October 30, and the individuals were later arrested. The Attorney General's Office confirmed that several of them were on parole when they voted, making them ineligible. Under Article 6, Section 1(a)(3) of the Texas Constitution, convicted felons are barred from voting except as the legislature provides; those who have fully discharged their sentences, including incarceration, parole and probation, may regain eligibility.
Paxton said the Election Integrity Unit is actively investigating additional reports of election crimes. The identities of those arrested have not been released. Election Day in Texas is November 3.
(Source: Texas Attorney General's Office)
来源：得克萨斯州总检察长办公室
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图片来源：图：得克萨斯州总检察长 Ken Paxton 在一场活动上讲话。Gage Skidmore 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at an event. By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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