Published 18:15 IST, July 13th 2020
Bizarre! US family receives voter registration application for cat who died 12 years ago
In a bizarre incident, one US family recently received a voter registration application addressed to Cody Tims, a cat who died 12 years ago.
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In a bizarre incident, one Atlanta family recently received a voter registration application addressed to Cody Tims, a cat who died 12 years ago. While US presidential elections are just around corner and states are pushing to register voters, Cody’s pet parent Ron Tims was surprised to receive a mail on July 8 which was addressed to cat. A ‘great’ cat indoor and outdoor, loved his family and neighbour, Cody was 18 years old when he passed away back in 2008, said Carol Tims.
As incident amused pet parents, Carol said, “re’s a huge push but if y’re trying to register cats, I’m t sure who else y’re trying to register. I’m t sure if y’re trying to register dogs, mice, snakes”.
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On or, Secretary of State’s Office said that application did t come from its office. officials furr added that it is possible that third-party groups might have sent application with name of cat on it as y often use mailing lists to get names and addresses. Secretary of States’s Office also added that aforementioned groups all over country are also targeting Georgia to help register qualified individuals.
officials said, “This group makes you wonder what se out-of-town activists are really doing. Make mistake about it, this office is dedicated to investigating all types of fraud”.
Furr, Office said that it is ‘quite sure’ that even if Cody, cat, were still alive and showed up at polls, he wouldn’t be allowed to vote since he does t have a license or state ID. Meanwhile, Cody’s family jokingly said that cat would have voted for Democrats if it was alive and allowed to do so. Tim’s also called Cody a ‘DemoCAT’.
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(Inputs: AP)
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18:15 IST, July 13th 2020