Orange County (CA) woman registered her dog to vote, cast ballots twice, D.A. says

[essentialsaltes]

Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, allegedly mailed in ballots registered under her dog’s name, Maya Jean Yourex, in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office. The 2021 ballot was accepted, while the 2022 ballot was rejected, prosecutors said.

Yourex allegedly bragged about the feat on social media, sharing a picture of Maya toting an “I Voted” sticker and posing with the illegal ballot in January 2022, prosecutors said.

She has been charged with one count of registering a nonexistent person to vote, one count of perjury, one count of procuring a false or forged document to be filed and two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, prosecutors said. Yourex is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.

[She faces up to 6 years. We don't know how the dog voted.]

 

[RileyG]

Isn’t there a way to verify someone’s identity in this case? How bizarre!

 

[essentialsaltes]

Isn’t there a way to verify someone’s identity in this case? How bizarre!

It was interesting that the reason the ballot was not accepted the second time is because that was a federal election, and proof of residency is required.

 

[RileyG]

It was interesting that the reason the ballot was not accepted the second time is because that was a federal election, and proof of residency is required.

Ah, gotcha!

 

[Pommer]

It was interesting that the reason the ballot was not accepted the second time is because that was a federal election, and proof of residency is required.

The paw print of the ballot was a dead-giveaway.