Woman pleads guilty to registering her dog to vote in California election

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWoman pleads guilty to registering her dog to vote in California electionLaure Lee Yourex claimed she registered her dog Maya Jean in order to ‘expose flaws’ in the state’s voting systemGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 22 April 2026 21:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963059","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/woman-dog-vote-newsom-recall-election-b2963059.html","title":" Woman pleads guilty to registering her dog to vote in California elections"}}CloseRelated video: Leavitt backs Trump's baseless California election fraud claimSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isCli...