A Costa Mesa woman accused of registering her dog to vote and casting two ballots in the dog’s name has been charged with five felonies, authorities said Friday, Sept. 5.

Laura Lee Yourex, 62, allegedly registered her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, to vote and cast two mail-in ballots – in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the 2022 primary election, Edds said.

The first ballot was counted; the second was rejected, the spokeswoman said.

The DA’s office began investigating in late October after the Orange County Registrar of Voters office informed them of a resident who self-reported that she had registered her dog to vote and had cast mail-in ballots addressed to her dog, Orange County District Attorney spokeswoman Kimberly Edds said.

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