Deceased cat gets voter registration application in mail [View all]

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ATLANTA (AP) — In a presidential election year, there's always a push to get people registered to vote.

For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting.

Ron Tims said he checked his mail Wednesday and found a voter registration application addressed to Cody Tims — his cat, who died 12 years ago.

“A great cat, indoor and outdoor, loved his family, loved his neighborhood. He was 18 and a half when he passed away,” Carol Tims told WAGA-TV.

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If you’re wondering how Cody would have voted if he could go to the polls. His owner said he was a DemoCAT.

The complete article is at https://www.chron.com/news/article/Deceased-cat-gets-voter-registration-application-15401593.php .