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A US woman charged with registering her dog to vote appeared in court Tuesday facing charges that could see her jailed for six years.

Laura Yourex, 62, posted a photograph on social media showing her dog Maya Jean wearing an "I voted" sticker after California's 2021 gubernatorial election.

Another post from October 2024 showed a photograph of Maya's dog tag and a vote-by-mail ballot with the caption "maya is still getting her ballot" even though the dog had died.

Yourex, of Costa Mesa, south of Los Angeles, reported herself to aut

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