Terrierist act? She registered her dog to vote
Criminal charges were dismissed Monday against a Seattle area woman who registered her dog to vote, according to the Seattle Times.
Jane Balogh, 67, a grandmother and Army veteran had registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix as a voter to protest lax standards for voters to prove their identity and citizenship. She used a utility bill in the dog’s name — Duncan M. MacDonald — as identification.
A King County District Court judge dropped a misdemeanor charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, based on Balogh’s completion of the terms of a plea agreement reached in September 2007.
She paid $240 in court costs and completed 10 hours of community service at the Tacoma Rescue Mission.
According to the Times, Balogh made no attempt to hide the deception, telling a number of elected officials what she had done and putting a pawprint instead of a signature on an absentee-ballot envelope.
She didn’t try to vote using the dog’s registration.
Posted by jwoestendiek August 27th, 2008 under Muttsblog.
Tags: balogh, case, dismissed, dog, mutt, registered, terrierist, vote, voter
Comments
Comment from Anne-n-Spencer
Time August 27, 2008 at 10:34 am
(Laughs at MG…)
I think dogs are excellent judges of character and probably should be able to vote.
Comment from MG
Time August 27, 2008 at 10:14 am
Wouldn`t they have to wait to see which candidate the dog voted for,before determining whether or not it was a crime?