Earlier this week, Hills star Heidi Montag put an end to mounting Beltway chatter by informing the world that she would be voting for creaky war hero John McCain in the upcoming presidential election. She really is a "feminist hero," just like the New York Times said! Except for one minor detail: Montag isn't actually registered to vote.

At least not according to voter registration officials in her hometown, Crested Butte, Colorado, or her current place of residence, Los Angeles County, who told Radar by phone that no one named "Heidi Montag" exists in the database of registered voters. A Lexis search confirmed that Montag isn't registered anywhere else in Colorado, either. (Her rep could not immediately confirm Heidi's voter status). Maybe Radar advice columnist/Montag pal Spencer Pratt knew what he was talking about when he warned her to be careful about making an endorsement!

According to Los Angeles County law, Heidi has up to 15 days before the election to register. To make things easy, we've provided a list of places she can do so here. Oh, and for the record: McCain lost the Colorado primary, where Heidi really could have helped, but won California just fine without her endorsement, thank you very much.

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