A California woman had to pay up to resolve her criminal case after she was charged with five felonies for illegally registering her dog to vote in two elections, prosecutors said. Laura Lee Yourex, of Costa Mesa, submitted ballots in the name of her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, during California’s gubernatorial recall election in 2021 and the state’s 2022 primary election, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Maya’s vote counted in the 2021 election to recall state Gov. Gavin Newsom, but not the 2022 primary election, prosecutors said. Yourex was criminally...
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