A man who ran for Ventura County sheriff will stand trial for allegedly trying to register four cats to vote.
Bruce Boyer, a Chatsworth resident, is accused of trying to register four cats to vote ahead of the 2024 election. He pleaded not guilty to those charges earlier this year.
As detailed by the Ventura County Star, Boyer allegedly tried to enroll Cool T. Cat, Estrea D. Tigre, Fritz T. Cat and Sylvester T. Cat as voters.
“The address listed on each was the same address Boyer listed on his candidacy forms with the county,” the Star reports.
Boyer, who also ran for Congress and for the county’s clerk-recorder position, has been a vocal critic of the election process in California, the Los Angeles Times reports.
In the past, he’s claimed that the charges were politically motivated and that someone else could be trying to register those felines in an attempt to frame him.
“One could well conclude that maybe the only way to actually expose it is to put the rubber to the road because telling people you could register a cartoon cat is very different from saying holy s—, here’s a voter registration for a cartoon cat,” he said.
