Cute dog! He's probably a lot smarter than a lot of registered voters.Shepherding King County ElectionsPosted by Chris McGann at July 10, 2007 1:48 p.m.This just in from King County:
Director of King County Elections Sherril Huff today canceled the registration of Duncan M. MacDonald, an illegal registration presented to King County Elections by Jane K. Balogh.
When Balogh fraudulently registered her Australian shepherd terrier-mix dog in August 2006, she knowingly and illegally declared her pet was a legal United States citizen, 18 years old, and a citizen of Washington state; a violation of both federal and state laws. Huff forwarded the case to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office after Balogh returned a ballot in her dog's name in the May 15 special election.
"This incident provides a compelling example of the need to examine processes and to identify and respond quickly to signs of registration fraud," said Huff. "While we are legally bound to follow registration laws and use the tools available to verify proper ID, we still must be vigilant in protecting our voter rolls and act quickly to forward suspect cases on to the proper legal authorities."
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has filed gross misdemeanor charges against Balogh for providing false information on a voter-registration application. A case setting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2007.
The system is also at fault for not requiring valid identification for voter registration.
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Woohoo! Tomorrow is Saturday.
2 comments:
I think I am smarter than most humans voters. But I don't know about a D-O-G. Smarter? Hm, Maybe.
I think you are definitely smarter than a lot of human voters Bogdan.
I don't know about that dog though, but Lassie would have been a good voter.
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