Hervis Rogers became star of the liberal media for his tale about waiting six hours to vote on Super Tuesday last year. He was casting his ballot in the Democrat primary.
From CNN:
From Houston Public Media, ““It’s Worth It”: The Last Person In Line At TSU Waited Six Hours To Vote On Super Tuesday"
After Rogers story went viral and the national media used it to push the Texas voter suppression narrative, The Texan’s Holly Hansen broke the story that Rogers was not eligible to vote under Texas law. She reported back in March of 2020:
“Following Tuesday’s primary elections, media outlets across the nation reported on excessive wait times to vote in some Texas counties, with particular focus on Hervis Rogers; a voter who allegedly waited nearly seven hours to cast his vote in the Democratic primary at Texas Southern University in Houston.
But state records indicate Hervis Rogers is not eligible to vote under Texas law.
According to records from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Rogers is on parole for a 1995 second degree felony offense conviction for burglary.
Under Texas Election Law, (Sec. 11.002) convicted felons are not eligible to vote until the convicted has “fully discharged the person’s sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court.”
This week, Rogers was arrested and taken into custody in Montgomery County.
He now faces two felony charges for illegal voting.
“In March 2020 when voters turned out to vote on the campus of Texas Southern University for the Democratic primary, many described the scene as chaotic.
Some voters said they were in line past 1 a.m. Hervis Rogers said during that election, he waited in line for more than six hours before voting.
“I wanted to get my vote in to voice my opinion,” Rogers said. “I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me.”
Later, KPRC 2 discovered Rogers was a twice-convicted felon who was on parole at the time, making it against the law for him to vote.
Rogers was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Montgomery County jail. He is facing two felony charges for illegal voting.
“He’s been convicted twice before for a felony,” said criminal defense attorney Christopher Downey. “That raises his range of punishment up to 25 years to life on each count.””