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California woman registers dog to vote, gets ballots after death

September 6, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

A California woman registered her dog to vote, cast a vote-by-mail ballot in her pet’s name, and continued getting ballots for her dog after its death. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office recently charged Laura Lee Yourex, 62, with five felonies.

Yourex’s dog voted in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election. She cast another ballot for the dog in 2022, but it was rejected.

During the 2022 election, she posted a photo of her dog on social media with an “I voted” sticker.

Following her dog’s death, Yourex continued to get ballots.

She then reported herself to the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ Office who contacted the prosecutor’s office.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office investigated the allegations before charging Yourex with perjury, procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, and registering a non-existent person to vote,” according to the Orange County DA’s Office.

Yourex faces faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison if convicted on all counts. Her arraignment hearing is scheduled  for Sept. 9.

 


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Mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for voter fraud… its the only way we will stop this…


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Make Election Day a holiday makes it easier for more people to vote. Do away with mail in ballots. Require voter ID but no necessarily government ID.


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California residents must sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury to register to vote. While proof of residence is required for first-time voters to cast a ballot in a federal election, it is not required to cast a ballot in a state election.


This means CA will allow you to declare yourselves eligible and vote in a State election for first time voters and vote. Such as an off year election like a recall.. In any Federal election you must prove residency.

This is why her second attempt was rejected, since she could not provide residency for her dog. The election board properly rejected her fraudulent vote. First time voters for state elections can exploit this loophole and it should be closed.

Fraud and Trump voters go hand in hand.


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There is no difference in voting requirements for state and federal elections. All elections are run at the state level. And to vote you register to vote with your county. The state and federal government do not administer elections, that is done by the county. You do not need proof of legal residency to vote, period. Now excuse me while I register my cat to vote. Equal rights!


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Change


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Your ignorant statement at the end of you rant is humorous. The minute a story about a conservative committing voter fraud surfaces, you libtards fly out of your seat and point the finger like you folks are innocent on this topic.


Fraud happens on both sides of the fence, by radicals libs and radical conservatives FACT.


Change the laws to prevent this, bottom line.


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