SoCal Man Faces Felony Charges for Submitting Voter Registrations for Cartoon Cats

Defendant says registering fake cats should be legal, according to the state’s voter registration laws.
SoCal Man Faces Felony Charges for Submitting Voter Registrations for Cartoon Cats
Bruce Boyer of Chatsworth Lake Manor is charged with four felony counts of voter fraud. Bruce Boyer
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A Ventura County man who has been a political candidate faces four felony counts of perjury for allegedly submitting voter registration applications for fictitious cats, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced Dec. 4.

Bruce Boyer, 63, who unsuccessfully ran for county sheriff in 2018, county clerk in 2022, and for a congressional seat in March, allegedly filed four voter registrations for cartoon cats with the county clerk’s office.

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