California woman registered her dog to vote, cast ballots in the pooch's name, prosecutors say
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She might have got away with it, too, if it weren’t for a few pesky posts.Costa Mesa resident Laura Lee Yourex, 63, who bragged on social media about registering her dog to vote and subsequently cast multiple election ballots in the animal’s name, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of “knowing registration of a nonexistent person to vote” earlier this month in Orange County Superior Court.She is set to be sentenced Oct.16.
As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.The misdemeanor count she pleaded to was also initially a felony when she was originally charged last September.California An Orange County woman is accused of registering her dog to vote and mailing-in ballots registered to the pooch in 2021 and 2022, authorities said.
She faces five felony charges and could spend up to six years in prison.As originally charged, Yourex had faced up to six years in state prison.It is unclear what penalties she faces as a result of her plea.The Orange County district attorney’s office did not immediately return a message seeking comment Wednesday, nor did Yourex’s attorney.Yourex was charged with mailing in ballots for the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election, according to the district attorney’s office.The ballots were sent in the name of her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, a boxer.Prosecutors said Maya’s ballot was counted in the recall election, but rejected the following year.It is unknown how “Maya” voted, and records indicate she was registered as no party preference.
Yourex was a registered Republican as of 2020.Politics What you need to know about California’s Sept.
14 recall election targeting Gov.Gavin Newsom.Yourex bragged on social media about the fraudulen...