An Atlanta family got a surprise in the mail when they received a voter application for Cody Tims, their family member who died 12 years ago.
Even stranger is the fact that Cody was the Tims family’s pet cat.
“We have a voter registration application for Cody Tims,” Carol Tims told Fox 5 of Atlanta. “How did this happen? It’s not reality, he’s a cat and he’s been dead for a long time.”
The Tims family keeps the cat’s ashes in a green container. The family said the application probably comes as a big voter registration push continues ahead of the 2020 election.
“There’s a huge push but if they’re trying to register cats, I’m not sure who else they’re trying to register,” Tims said. “I’m not sure if they’re trying to register dogs, mice, snakes.”
The Office of the Georgia Secretary of State said the application didn’t come from their office, and that third-party groups often use mailing lists to get names and addresses.
“Third-party groups all over the country are targeting Georgia to help register qualified individuals,” they said in a statement. “This group makes you wonder what these out-of-town activists are really doing. Make no mistake about it, this office is dedicated to investigating all types of fraud.”
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