Election Integrity

Woman Who Said She Cast 2 Ballots in Dog’s Name Faces Criminal Charges

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office did not reveal her registered political party.
Woman Who Said She Cast 2 Ballots in Dog’s Name Faces Criminal Charges
The Orange County Registrar of Voters ballot box in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 5, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Melanie Sun
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A Californian woman who allegedly obtained extra voting ballots by registering her dog has been charged with five crimes and is facing time in prison.

Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, voted illegally in two elections using mail-in ballots obtained by registering her dog, named Maya Jean Yourex, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said on Sept. 5.

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