Prosecution of Mail Ballot Fraudster to Move Forward

March 2, 2020

 AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo, Texas for allowing the State to prosecute Erika Lozano-Pelayo for multiple counts of election fraud that resulted in two indictments. Lozano-Pelayo was indicted for providing false information on applications for mail ballots and for causing intentionally misleading information to be provided in those applications.   

“Those who violate our election laws don’t just steal a vote from another citizen, they destroy their community’s confidence in the democratic process. Mail ballots are intended to protect the voting rights of Texans who are unable to travel to polling locations, but criminals exploit this process to alter votes through manipulation and deception,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Fraudsters who threaten the viability of our democratic elections must be caught and prosecuted, and I thank the Seventh Court of Appeals for remanding this case to trial so the State may do just that.”  

The trial court previously quashed part of Lozano-Pelayo’s indictments, blocking the State from alleging and proving that she committed multiple fraudulent acts during a single election. The court also lowered two election-fraud charges from felonies to misdemeanors, although Lozano-Pelayo had not presented the court with adequate grounds for reducing the charges against her.   

In its opinion, the Seventh Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court erred in quashing the allegations that Lozano-Pelayo committed multiple acts of election fraud and in lowering two charges to misdemeanors. It reversed the trial court’s order and remanded the cases for trial. Under Texas election laws, the State has a duty to prosecute each election violation, including repeated violations by the same offender. 

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Primary Election Nominations for Kleberg County

Republican 

District Attorney for Kleberg and Kenedy County

John T. Hubert

Democrat

County Attorney                                  
Kira Talip Sanchez

Republican 

Sheriff                                                
Richard Kirkpatrick                              

Democrat

Sheriff

Danny Pena

                        

Democrat

County Tax Assessor 

Susan DeLeon

Republican 

County Tax Assessor

Maria Victoria "Vicky" Valdez

Democrat PCT 21 THRU 24
Constable Pt. 2

Omar Rosales


Democrat PCT 31 THRU 35
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Pablo Soliz
Arturo "Artie" DeLaRosa
Roy Cantu


Democrat PCT 41 THRU 45
Constable, Precinct 4
Andrew Robert Mendez
Amando O. Vidal


Republican PCT 11 THRU 14
Commissioner, Precinct 1
David Rosse
Tim Strubhart


Constable, Precinct 1
Bill Hack

Republican PCT 31 THRU 35
Commissioner, Precinct 3
Richard S. Perez
Jerry Martinez
Jacob Moseley, Sr.


Constable, Precinct 3
Jesse Riviera

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Early Voting Location - Kleberg County

Early Voting for Kleberg County starts today. 

For more information go to Kleberg County Election Office. 

Kleberg County Early Voting Annex Office

(Tuesday, February 18th - Friday, February 28th)

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: 720 E. King at 12th, Kingsville

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Early Voting Locations - Nueces County

Early Voting start today. Here is a list of Nueces County Voting Locations.
For a downloadable copy of locations click here.

February 18th-21st 18-21     8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
February 22nd 22                 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
February 23rd 23                  12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
February 24th-28th 24-28     7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

 Main Early Voting Location
Nueces County Courthouse
901 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Bishop Community Center
102 West Joyce St., Bishop, TX 78343
Closed February 22 & 23

Calallen ISD
Administration Building Board Room
4205 Wildcat Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Closed February 22 & 23

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Center
5151 McArdle Rd., Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Closed February 23

Del Mar College
Hendenfels Administration Building
101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Closed February 22 & 23

Ellis Memorial Library
700 W. Avenue A, Port Aransas, TX 78373
Closed February 22 & 23

Ethel Eyerly Senior Center
654 Graham Rd., Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Closed February 22 & 23

Greenwood Senior Center
4040 Greenwood Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Closed February 22 & 23

Hilltop Community Center
South WingSouth Wing #1 Back of Building Back of Building
11425 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Closed February 23

Johnny Calderon Building
710 East Main St., Robstown, TX 78380
Closed February 23

Nueces County
Emergency Services DistrictEmergency Services District #4
5781 FM 666, Robstown, TX 78380
Closed February 22 & 23

Padre Island Baptist Church
14253 S. Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Closed February 23

Petronila Elementary School
2391 Co. Rd. 67, Robstown, TX 78380
Closed February 22 & 23

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Carlos F. Truan Natural Resources Center (Rm. 1009)
6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Closed February 22 & 23

The Valencia
2nd Floor Conference Room
6110 Ayers St., Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Closed February 23

Veterans Memorial high school
Auditorium
3750 Cimarron Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Closed February 22 & 23

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