randi weingarten is president of the american federation of teachers.dam skaggs, chief counsel at the giffords law center to prevent gun violence. when we come back, we go to whos to speak to a woman sentenced to five years in prison for casting a ballot, not understanding texas law of what happens to people who have felony records. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "come meh way" by sudan archives. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman withth juan gogonzalez. juan: we end today's show with the shocking case of a texas woman sentenced to five years in prison for illegally voting, who could now have even more time added to her sentence. crystal mason cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election despite having a past felony conviction for tax fraud that prevented her from voting. in march, she was convicted of illegal voting, but says she did did not know that she was barred from casting a ballot in texas due to her criminal record. her supporters argue her conviction was racially biased and po

i also want to thank our friend randi weingarten, president of afd for her service it on the rules and bylaws committee as well. so, while we are thank you people, can we thank "unite here" local one for the great work they have been doing at the hotel? give them a hand? thank you, very much. you know, they're in a tough stretch right now, negotiations, and we are going to make sure that we are working with them to help them. so, ok. ok. ok. so, folks, thank you for what you all have been doing. we've had a productive week here, we have been doing great work. we have been talking about the fact that there are 73 days until the weekend. talking about the fact that we have wind on our back that we have work to do. talking about the fact that we have been investing in our infrastructure, organizing in every state, and every zip code, and you are leaving today with a roadmap for success. that is the work you have been doing, the work we have been doing, and that is because in 73 days, we have the most important election of our lifetime. our health care is on the ballot, our democracy is on