Puppy Poll: Woman Registers Dog To Vote
Plea Deal Gets $250 Fine, Community Service

POSTED: 12:57 pm EDT September 6, 2007


It may have been a quiet protest, but signing up her dog to vote still landed a 66-year-old Washington woman in court.

After facing a possible 90 days behind bars, Jane Balogh agreed to a deal to keep herself out of jail.

She registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix, Duncan M. McDonald, to vote last year by putting her telephone bill in the dog's name and using it as ID. She said she was protesting a change in the law she believes makes it too easy for noncitizens to vote.

In November, she wrote "VOID" across the ballot and signed it with an image of a paw print.

The judge said a charge of making false of misleading statements will be removed from her record if she completes 10 hours of community service, pays a $250 fine and keeps in line with the law for a year.

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