How easy is it for illegal votes to be cast in California?
Consider the absurd example of Laura Yourex.
After receiving six voter registration cards at her home of two residents, Yourex, as a lark, and to prove a point, successfullyregistered her dog Maya to vote–– and then submitted ballots on her canine’s behalf.
The real scandal is not that a woman was able to get her dog to vote, however.
The actualthreat to California’s democracylies in the response of state officials when presented with evidence or allegations of serious problems in the state’s elections.
Rather than work with people who attempt to identify potential vulnerabilities within the election system, California’s election officials either ignore them (at best) –– or work against them at every turn.
When Younex contacted the Orange County Registrar of Voters to inform county officials that her dog had not only been registered to vote, but had received anactual mail-in ballot, she wasn’t met with gratitude.
For five years, she was met with total silence.
“I’ve given my picture of Maya and her ballot, and given my phone number and never would hear from anybody,” she told The California Post.
Until, one day, she did hear from election officials –– and found out she was being charged with a crime.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
