California woman facing felony charges for registering her dog to vote, casting 2 ballots

A California woman illegally registered her dog to vote and cast two ballots under the canine's name according to officers Laura Lee Yourex of Costa Mesa faces five felony charges including 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 District Attorney's Office Yourex submitted mail-in ballots under her dog's name Maya Jean Yourex during the gubernatorial recall voting and the primary the District Attorney's Office revealed NONCITIZEN ILLEGALLY VOTED IN SWING STATE'S VOTING PROCESS PERSONNEL SAYThe recall ballot was counted but the primary ballot was rejected The woman published herself in October of last year to the Orange County Registrar of Voter s Office which broadcasted her to the District Attorney's Office An scrutiny into the development revealed she posted about her dog's voting activity on social media In January Yourex posted a photo of her dog wearing an I Voted sticker and posing with the ballot In October of last year she posted a photo of the dog's collar and a mail-in ballot addressed to the animal saying that Maya still received the ballot despite passing away Maya is still getting her ballot Yourex wrote Yourex faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison if convicted on all counts TWO MEN CONVICTED IN PENNSYLVANIA MAYORAL RACE VOTING PROCESS FRAUD CIRCUMSTANCE HIT WITH HARSHER SENTENCES THAN EXPECTEDThe District Attorney's Office did not reveal how Yourex cast the fraudulent votes or which party received the dog's votes To register to vote in California an eligible voter must fill out a form with identifiable information political preference and affirm their citizenship under the penalty of perjury Proof of residence or identification is not required for citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot in state elections but proof of residence and registration is needed for first-time voters to cast a ballot in a federal voting process