SAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Frio County, just southwest of San Antonio, say six current or former officials were arrested and face charges after an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office into alleged voter harvesting.
Vote harvesting refers to when someone interacts with voters and intends “to deliver votes for a specific candidate or measure,” according to Texas Election Code. It’s a crime in the state for someone to handle a voter’s ballot “in exchange for compensation.”
Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho and former Frio County Election Administrator Carlos Segura are among those arrested in connection with the investigation, Frio County Sheriff Peter Salinas confirmed. Segura faces a third-degree felony charge of tampering with evidence, while the five other suspects face anywhere from one to three counts of voter harvesting…