Costa Mesa女子给宠物狗登记投票案结案：案件10月13日撤销，她出资1,500美元立四块反选民欺诈广告牌
Orange County地方检察官办公室表示，Costa Mesa居民劳拉·李·尤雷克斯（Laura Lee Yourex，64岁）给自己的宠物狗登记投票一案，已在完成认罪协议后结案，案件于10月13日被撤销。
按协议，尤雷克斯出资1,500美元，在Orange County竖立四块反选民欺诈广告牌，牌面使用她已故的拳师犬玛雅·吉恩（Maya Jean）的照片，设置在55号与22号公路沿线，警示选民欺诈属犯罪、检方将予起诉；有关报道称，广告牌将保留至11月3日选举日。
此案源于她以玛雅·吉恩的名义登记为选民，并在2021年州长罢免选举与2022年初选中以狗的名义寄出选票，其中2021年的一票被计入，2022年的一票被质疑后驳回。她后来向Orange County选民登记处自首，登记处将案件转交检方。检方2025年9月对她提出五项重罪指控，包括伪证与无资格投票等，她当时最高面临六年监禁。
今年4月10日，尤雷克斯承认一项「明知登记不存在的人投票」的轻罪，检方撤销其余重罪指控；她履行协议条款后，案件本月撤销结案。她早前通过律师表示，此举本想暴露选民登记制度的漏洞，并对这一不明智的做法表示后悔。检方记录还提到，她曾在社交媒体发帖展示狗佩戴「我已投票」贴纸及后来收到选票的情形，这些帖文成为调查线索之一。
（资料来源：Orange County地方检察官办公室，经《纽约邮报》2026年10月16日报道；认罪背景据 City News Service 经 FOX 11 等报道）
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Costa Mesa Woman's Dog Voter Case Dismissed Oct. 13; She Paid $1,500 for Four Anti-Fraud Billboards Featuring the Dog
The Orange County District Attorney's Office said the case against Costa Mesa resident Laura Lee Yourex, 64, who registered her pet dog to vote, was dismissed on October 13, after she completed the terms of a plea agreement.
Under the agreement, Yourex paid $1,500 for four anti-voter-fraud billboards in Orange County featuring a photo of her late Boxer, Maya Jean, placed along the 55 and 22 freeways with a warning that voter fraud is a crime and that prosecutors will bring charges. Reports said the billboards will stay up through the November 3 election.
The case began when she registered Maya Jean as a voter and mailed ballots in the dog's name in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary. The 2021 ballot was counted, while the 2022 ballot was challenged and rejected. She later reported herself to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, which referred the case to prosecutors. In September 2025 prosecutors filed five felony counts, including perjury and voting when not entitled, exposing her to up to six years in prison.
On April 10 this year, Yourex pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of knowingly registering a nonexistent person to vote, and prosecutors dropped the remaining felony counts. After she completed the agreement, the case was dismissed this month. She had earlier said through her attorney that she meant to expose flaws in the voter registration system and regretted the attempt. Prosecutors also cited social media posts showing the dog with an "I voted" sticker and a later ballot, which became part of the investigation.
(Sources: Orange County District Attorney's Office, via the New York Post, October 16, 2026; plea background via City News Service reporting carried by FOX 11 and others)
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