Study Finds Dozens of LA U.S. Post Office Locations Claimed as Apartments
ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 30, 2026) – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), an election integrity nonprofit, identified 9,766 potentially deceased active voter registrants and 1,279 apparent duplicate registrations at the same residential addresses in Los Angeles County’s voter rolls.
The Foundation filed a formal complaint under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), raising concerns about local voter list maintenance practices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
PILF’s analysis also uncovered additional irregularities in Los Angeles County’s voter registration records, including:
- 1,340 active registrants with fictional dates of birth.
- 704 active registrants whose recorded dates of birth would make them at least 110 years old, raising questions about the accuracy of the records.
- 54 U.S. Postal Service locations listed as residential addresses by registered voters rather than as mailing addresses.
These additional findings are not alleged as separate HAVA violations but raise further concerns about the accuracy of Los Angeles County’s voter registration records.
The Foundation’s findings build on its previous research into California’s voter rolls. In 2025, PILF identified 14,834 potentially deceased active registrants in Los Angeles County through an analysis of registrations with no recorded activity over the past decade. Statewide, the Foundation found more than 94,500 registrants matched to the Social Security Death Index.
“California has a responsibility to maintain accurate voter rolls,” said J. Christian Adams, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation. “Election officials should investigate these discrepancies and ensure that voter registration records are accurate.”
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires states to maintain a computerized statewide voter registration list and coordinate with appropriate government records to identify and remove ineligible registrants in accordance with federal law. California’s statewide voter database was not fully operational and certified until the 2016 Presidential Election. California was the last state in the nation to build a certified statewide database.
PILF is calling on California election officials to investigate these findings and address any confirmed inaccuracies in the state’s voter registration records.
Read the full complaint here.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated wholly to election integrity. The Foundation exists to assist states and others to aid the cause of election integrity and fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.
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