FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Republican Party of Bexar County
January 14, 2021
Arrest of Raquel Rodriguez for Voter Fraud charges
The Republican Party of Bexar County applauds the arrest of local resident, Raquel Rodriguez, yesterday under charges of voter fraud and supports the efforts to investigate and end voter fraud in Bexar County.
(San Antonio, Texas/Bexar County-January 14, 2021) Campaign worker and paid political consultant, Raquel Rodriguez of Bexar, County, was arrested by the State of Texas after an undercover video exposed her participation in a scheme to defraud official ballots and harvest votes, and illegally influence senior voters. Rodriguez is self-described as a “ballot chaser” and admitted on video released by Project Veritas to ballot harvesting and ‘getting the vote out for Biden’.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday by press release,” the arrest of Rachel Rodriguez for election fraud, illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting by mail, and unlawfully possessing an official ballot,” and continued by stating, each charge constitutes a felony under the Texas Election Code.”
According to the release, The Election Fraud Division of the Office of the Attorney General reviewed dozens of hours of unedited, raw footage released by Project Veritas in October which led to the arrest. Rodriguez acknowledged on video that what she was doing is illegal and that she could go to jail for it. Rodriguez could face up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
“Many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election fraud. We’ve always known that such a claim is false and misleading, and today we have additional hard evidence. This is a victory for election integrity and a strong signal that anyone who attempts to defraud the people of Texas, deprive them of their vote, or undermine the integrity of elections will be brought to justice,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The shocking and blatantly illegal action documented by Project Veritas demonstrates a form of election fraud my office continually investigates and prosecutes. I am fiercely committed to ensuring the voting process is secure and fair throughout the state, and my office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious, un-American form of fraud.”
“Our party has fought hard to ensure the integrity of each and every legal vote in Bexar County and we await the results of any further investigation and for justice to be served,” stated John Austin, Chairman of the Republican Party of Bexar County (RPBC), “we stand for fair and accurate elections and applaud any and all efforts to end voter fraud and irregularities and will work tirelessly to assure that every voter has access to a fair and free election without fraud or intimidation.” Austin stated that the local party believes there is more information that will surface and others may be implicated in this fraud scheme and we look forward to all fraud being exposed and all persons facing justice Austin continued, stating, “A free and fair election is vital to the health of our Republic and to the rule of one person, one vote.”
During the 2020 Presidential election, the RPBC trained and coordinated hundreds of poll watchers and dispatched them to polling locations all over the county to ensure that voting was fair, safe and legally conducted according to the Texas Election code and the Bexar County elections office. Austin stated, “We have been concerned about voting irregularities for some time and we are working tirelessly to ensure that voting in our jurisdiction is conducted according to the Election code and followed meticulously.” He continued to say that voting is a right for all legal citizens and should never be infringed and that the county, state and national Republican party is committed to protecting the integrity of the vote and the rights of the voter. “The Republican party has always stood for the rights of the voter as our party history reflects and we always will. We are the party of voting integrity.”
The purpose of the Republican Party of Bexar County is the election and support of the Republican candidates and officials in Bexar, County and the promotion of the principles of the Republican Party.
John Austin,
Chairman, Republican Party of Texas
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Deana Abiassi
Volunteer, Communications chair
(210) 385-1715
