Orange County supervisors Tuesday voted to direct Registrar of Voters Bob Page to keep working to remove non-humans from voting following news of a Costa Mesa woman accused of registering her dog to vote and twice casting ballots in the canine’s name.

The directive was approved 3-1 with Orange County Board Chairman Doug Chaffee abstaining and Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento voting no. Supervisors Don Wagner and Janet Nguyen jointly proposed the directive.

“This dog situation is a symptom, as is the 17 non-citizens subject to the Department of Justice lawsuit against the county — symptoms of a problem with our voting rolls,” said Wagner, who is running for secretary of state.

Laura Lee Yourex, who is charged with registering her dog, is scheduled to be arraigned in December.

The board’s di

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