Charges filed against 2020 election volunteer poll watcher, Travis County DA's office says

A person who volunteered to be a poll watcher during the 2020 general election received two misdemeanor charges Friday for criminal trespassing and perjury, according to the Travis County district attorney's office.

Authorities say Jennifer Fleck was working as a poll watcher on Nov. 2, 2020, when she refused to leave a piece of property owned by Travis County after interfering with employees who were counting ballots, a statement from the DA's office said. Fleck is also accused of recording both audio and video of workers counting ballots, which is against state election laws.

Fleck, who is a registered attorney, was a candidate for the Texas House in the spring of 2020, but did not win the GOP primary. Candidates are not allowed to be poll watchers but, because she lost, she was able to do so.

Fleck has worked in the past to oppose efforts by school districts around the state to move away from abstinence-only sex education.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/14/travis-county-poll-watcher-jennifer-fleck-charged-trespassing-perjury-2020-election/69564170007/