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Woman in Hot Water Over Doggie Vote
AOL News ^ | June 29, 2007 | AP

Posted on 06/29/2007 4:38:55 PM PDT by xtinct

SEATTLE (June 29) - Duncan the dog is still registered to vote, and his owner isn't pleased.

Jane Balogh signed up the dog in protest of a 2005 state voter-registration law she thinks makes it too easy for noncitizens to vote. She used a paw print to mark ballots on Duncan's behalf.

At first, Balogh said she wouldn't contest a misdemeanor charge of making false statements on a voter registration form. But on Thursday, she pleaded not guilty to the charge that is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

She said she changed her mind when election officials claimed her efforts showed the system worked.

"She's just kind of annoyed because Duncan's still on the voting rolls," said her lawyer, Kristen Anderson. "Somebody is clearly not getting the message."

Laura Lockard, King County's acting election program manager for voter services, said there is "an arduous process" to have someone, even if it's a dog, taken off the voter rolls.


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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dog; elections; vote; voterfraud

1 posted on 06/29/2007 4:38:58 PM PDT by xtinct
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To: xtinct

I’ll bet the dog is eligible for a Z visa too.


2 posted on 06/29/2007 4:44:06 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
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To: xtinct
Laura Lockard, King County's acting election program manager for voter services, said there is "an arduous process" to have someone, even if it's a dog, taken off the voter rolls.

Er, actually that's not an answer; it's the problem.

3 posted on 06/29/2007 5:04:21 PM PDT by Grut
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To: xtinct
She said she changed her mind when election officials claimed her efforts showed the system worked. "She's just kind of annoyed because Duncan's still on the voting rolls," said her lawyer, Kristen Anderson. "Somebody is clearly not getting the message." Laura Lockard, King County's acting election program manager for voter services, said there is "an arduous process" to have someone, even if it's a dog, taken off the voter rolls.

You cannot make this stuff up.
4 posted on 06/29/2007 6:55:18 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: festus

and these are the people the dems want to manage our health care.


5 posted on 06/30/2007 8:30:06 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( When are we going to draw a line a say"this far and no farther")
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To: Yorlik803

Back in “Hillary Care I” who was it said it would wind up being healthcare with all of the effeciency of the post office and all the compasion of the irs ?

I don’t know but I love it.


6 posted on 06/30/2007 10:39:15 AM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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