Texas Man Arrested For Voting While On Parole
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Hervis Rogers, a Texas man who went viral on social media after standing in line for more than six hours to vote in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, was arrested on two counts of illegal voting charges after casting a ballot while on parole. It is illegal for a citizen to knowingly vote while still under parole in Texas; the action is legal at least 20 states. Rogers' attorney, Andre Segura, said his client did not know he was ineligible to vote. Rogers, 62, was arrested in 1995 for burglary and intent to commit theft. His parole expired on June 13, 2020, and now faces prison time with these new charges.
Many right-rated outlets emphasized that Rogers is a twice-convicted felon and linked the situation to the Republican-backed "voting integrity bill" that was halted by Democrats in May. Left-rated outlets featured quotes that sided more with Rogers and criticized the Republican's "voter suppression bill." Most center-rated outlets listed the facts pertaining to Rogers' arrest and his background before revealing opinions from sources.
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From the Right
Twice-convicted man arrested in Texas after allegedly voting while on probation
A twice-convicted felon who allegedly voted while on probation was arrested and charged in Houston earlier this week.
Convicted felons are not eligible to vote in Texas until they are "fully discharged" of their sentence, including probation.
"I wanted to get my vote in to voice my opinion," Hervis Rogers told KPRC 2 back in March 2020, during the Democratic primary on the campus of Texas Southern University. "I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me," he added.
Rogers had a Harris County voter registration card and even waited in line to cast his ballot for seven hours. ...
From the Left
A Houston Man Is Arrested For Alleged Illegal Voting As Texas GOP Seeks Tighter Laws
When Hervis Rogers went viral on social media for being the last person in line at Texas Southern University to cast a vote at 1 a.m. on Super Tuesday in March 2020, he was applauded as a tenacious, civic-minded man who worked hard to exercise his right to vote.
Now, Rogers is being prosecuted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office for allegedly voting illegally.
The arrest came just one day before the Texas Legislature convened on Thursday to begin a special session, where a controversial voting bill is on the agenda. Republicans in favor of new...
From the Left
A Texas man was arrested on charges that he voted in the 2020 Democratic primary while on parole. He could face as much as 20 years in prison. 
Hervis Rogers was so intent on casting a ballot in last year’s presidential primary that he waited six hours to vote, catching the attention of a CNN news crew when he became the last person to do so at his Houston polling place.
Rogers, now 62, debated leaving, he told CNN’s Ed Lavandera as he exited a polling center at Texas Southern University after midnight on March 4. “But I said to myself, ‘Nah. Don’t do that.’ It was set up for me to walk away, but I said, ‘No, I’m not going to...
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