'Agent of Election Fraud' Charged with 134 Felony Counts in Texas
State officials announce charges of felony election fraud and other crimes
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State officials in Texas have announced the discovery of an "agent of election fraud" who was illegally submitting ballots in a Texas county.
TX Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of a woman who was posing as a social worker to illegally gather and submit the ballots of elderly and disabled patients in Limestone County.
AG Paxton revealed that the suspect, Kelly Reagan Brunner, has been charged with 134 counts of felony election fraud.
“Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his Election Fraud Unit assisted the Limestone County Sheriff and District Attorney in charging Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker in the Mexia State Supported Living Center (SSLC), with 134 felony counts of purportedly acting as an agent and of election fraud,” the AG's office said in a statement.
"State Supported Living Centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"Brunner submitted voter registration applications for 67 residents without their signature or effective consent, while purporting to act as their agent.”
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“Under Texas law, only a parent, spouse or child who is a qualified voter of the county may act as an agent in registering a person to vote, after being appointed to do so by that person,” the statement continued.
“None of the SSLC patients gave effective consent to be registered, and a number of them have been declared totally mentally incapacitated by a court, thereby making them ineligible to vote in Texas.”
If she is convicted, Brunner faces up to 10 years in prison for these offenses, the statement added.
Texas AG Ken Paxton praised the law enforcement officials who were involved in the investigation:
I strongly commend the Limestone County District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, and Elections Office, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General for their outstanding work on this case and their commitment to ensuring a free and fair Presidential election in the face of unprecedented voter fraud.
Registering citizens to vote or to obtain mail ballots without their consent is illegal.
It is particularly offensive when individuals purport to be champions for disability rights, when in reality they are abusing our most vulnerable citizens in order to gain access to their ballots and amplify their own political voice.
My office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious form of fraud.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement: “Election fraud is real.
"In Texas, we investigate and prosecute it.
"Today a Limestone County social worker was charged with 134 felony counts involving election fraud.
"All states must take election fraud seriously to ensure confidence in elections."
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Paxton announced in September that law enforcement officials had arrested several individuals for their alleged involvement in an illegal ballot harvesting scheme in Texas’ 2018 Democrat primary.
"The four individuals—Charlie Burns, Dewayne Ward, Marlena Jackson and Jackson’s husband Shannon Brown, a Democrat who was serving as Gregg County’s Precinct 4 commissioner—collectively stand accused of 134 different felony charges of election fraud and ballot tampering,” Newsweek reported.
"If found guilty, each individual could face six months in jail to 99 years in prison.”
