"On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed staff to cross-reference voter rolls with pet registration data in the county in order to make sure there are no four-legged voters with names like Fido, Fifi, Spot, Sparky or Lucky casting ballots in the next special election in November. "How do we check that dogs and cats or whatever are not on our (voter) rolls?" Supervisor Dan Wagner asked during the meeting Tuesday."
"The measure, introduced by Wagner and Supervisor Janet Nguyen, came after a Costa Mesa woman was charged early this month with five felony counts after allegedly registering her dog to vote, and then casting ballots for the pet in two elections. The woman, Laura Lee Yourex, 62, had allegedly registered her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, to vote in the 2021 gubernatorial recall and the 2022 primary."
Orange County supervisors directed staff to cross-reference voter rolls with county pet registration data to ensure no dogs or cats are registered to vote for the November special election. The measure, introduced by Supervisors Dan Wagner and Janet Nguyen, followed charges alleging a Costa Mesa woman registered her dog and cast ballots for the pet in two elections. The woman, Laura Lee Yourex, 62, faces five felony counts including perjury, offering a false document, casting a ballot when not entitled, and registering a nonexistent person. The registrar of voters expanded reviews to thousands of records to detect any other animal registrations.
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