Letters – How will Texas handle the voter fraud claims against Paxton?

Voter fraud is one of the biggest frauds of all. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, issued a report contending voter fraud was rampant. The problem is that they could only cite 1,100 cases going back well over 30 years and including every election from local city and county elections to national contests. The cases cited include Republican and Democratic voters.  

As the Brookings Institute reported, that means voter fraud was .0000845%. It’s also interesting to note that they found only 41 instances of an illegal immigrant voting.  

Now to prevent this imagined voter fraud, our unscrupulous attorney general would require registration and a photo ID matching your birth certificate. This means that married women would be required to jump through unnecessary hoops just to cast a vote. The cure is much worse than the disease. 

Since our attorney general is in the habit of filing baseless lawsuits, with the intended effect being to raise his Republican bona fides, he’s hardly the person to be put in charge.  

Our current system is remarkably good and as easy as possible. Don’t mess it up over manufactured problems. 

Gary Sibley, Dallas 

Re: “AG Paxton’s Bad Voting Habits — He has demanded investigations and harsh penalties for others,” Monday editorial. 

I have written before about the supposed problems of state and nationwide voter fraud and the claimed need for election integrity. I have stated that neither has ever had valid proof, and I still do. 

Now, according to reports that appear credible, one of Texas’ most controversial political figures — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has relentlessly crusaded against this falsely alleged fraud — has reportedly been found to have voted illegally in a precinct where he was not a current resident. 

That is why one line stood out to me in this editorial: “The Republican Party, led by amoral opportunists like him…” 

Reading that only strengthened my negative view of this deeply corrupt faction of our political system, constantly being shaped by one of the most lawlessly deranged presidents that has ever sat in the Oval Office. His iron grip on the GOP has left his loyal followers dancing like puppets on strings, responding to his every whim without question. And the very few who have finally come to their senses and have broken from it faced his unbridled wrath. 

Richard Street, Carrollton 

Yes! Someone else is also wondering who’s going to prosecute the voter fraud to the heaviest possible penalties that Ken Paxton allegedly has committed? It’ll be interesting if someone is brave enough to step up and do it. Or will it be just a head turn and a sweep under the rug like the rest of his alleged crimes? 

Judy Webster, Plano 

Re: “Election fraud,” by Jim Calhoun, July 12 Letters. 
 
Calhoun says that any allegation of election fraud without certain required elements is just another conspiracy fantasy. First on his list is the identification of who committed the crime. But aren’t many crimes whodunits? Don’t most fraudsters conceal their identities? 
 
A case in point is the 2017 municipal elections in Dallas County. Nearly 700 mail-in ballots were linked to the same witness using a fake name. Was that sufficient evidence of fraud, or was it just a fantasy? 
 
Allegations have to be investigated in order to identify the unknown culprit(s). Election officials who withhold physical evidence from investigators are bolstering the suspicions of political conspiracy. 

Ken Ashby, Dallas 

Strange dream the other night disrupted by brief thunder. In it, I saw the statue of law holding the scales of justice with a conservative state attorney general on one side holding strict state voting laws and a marked ballot. On the other side, a liberal LGBTQ individual holding a marked ballot. Both had voted in elections where they no longer lived and were not qualified to vote. 

With the disruption, I didn’t learn if they were treated the same under the state’s law. Any ideas of how the scales tilted, or were they balanced? 

James A. Camey, Carrollton 

If I recall correctly, when I vote I show my driver’s license, and the election official asks me if this is still my correct address. Did Ken Paxton not have to answer this same question six times? If so, did he give false information six times? 

Jeff Foster, Carrollton 

The Voter Integrity Bill was signed into Texas law in 2021. According to the Heritage Foundation, there have been a total of nine fraud cases since then. Make that 10 with recent revelation that Ken Paxton allegedly has voted out of his district six times.  

So far there has been no self-indictment of this U.S. Senate candidate, but I’m sure he will step up and prosecute himself to the fullest extent of the law. He is, after all, the czar of Texas election integrity. 

David Seay, Plano 

A recent report disclosed Attorney General Ken Paxton voted in six elections in the county he was apparently no longer eligible to vote in. Despite the article’s indication of some nuances surrounding voting laws in Texas in certain areas, there can be no ambiguity as to the fact Paxton did not currently live at the registered address when he voted, and neither is his intention to move back into the home with his soon-to-be-divorced wife. 

Gov. Greg Abbott recently appointed Nate Schatzline, a documented election denier, to act as an adviser on Texas election policy. Despite how concerning that appointment is, perhaps this will be the first test to dispel concerns with both the accuracy and nonpartisan approach so important to this election advisory role. 

So, Gov. Abbott and Mr. Schatzline, will you now investigate this apparent voting violation by Paxton, or will you turn a blind eye to this event, and only pursue policy or issues that strengthen the GOP’s interests? 

Texas voters should pay close attention to see if Texas will truly pursue the facts and determine appropriate enforcement of existing voting laws. 

Wayne Rampey, North Dallas 

Re: “Character matters,” by Robert Michaelsen, Tuesday Letters. 

Michaelsen’s letter addressing the importance of character in our leaders was a good reminder that our leaders’ values have descended to a new low. This is true not only at the national level but is also readily apparent at the state level.  

Look at the character of the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas — Ken Paxton. He has been accused of securities fraud, abuse of office, has been impeached and reportedly had an extramarital affair, which prompted his wife of many years to file for divorce in 2025. 

The latest issue — he’s been accused of voter fraud by voting using an address where he no longer resided. 

When one investigates what the term “lack of character” means, there is a picture of Ken Paxton. 

When will many of our citizens realize that they have been sold a false narrative? Character does matter! 

J. R. Krystinik, Dallas/Preston Hollow 

So, our attorney general, Ken (the law doesn’t apply to me) Paxton may have voted illegally in six elections. No wonder Republicans are so convinced that illegal voting is rampant in the country! 

Brian MacKay, Coppell