The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office has appealed a recent ruling that overturned the 2018 illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason. The office argues that the trial court’s guilty verdict should be upheld as voting is a cornerstone of democracy and must be protected from fraud. Despite Mason’s claim of ignorance about her ineligibility to vote while on supervised release for federal tax evasion, the prosecution insists there was sufficient evidence to establish her knowledge and intent to commit the offense.