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Doral, Florida — A Virginia resident reports that he has been stonewalled by Arlington County election officials after raising questions about dozens of voter registrations allegedly linked to a UPS Store address on 1405 South Fern Street.

The resident first contacted Arlington County General Registrar Gretchen Reinemeyer to flag what appeared to be potential irregularities with registrations listing 1405 South Fern Street, which is a UPS Store providing private mailboxes—not a residential building. Thus far, the resident says, the registrar’s response has been “woefully inadequate.”

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Non-residential Address Raises Red Flags

The block surrounding 1405 South Fern Street includes several interconnected buildings with shops, offices, and apartments. However, according to a lobby attendant, none of the apartments use that Fern Street address. The only establishment with that address is the UPS Store itself.

That detail matters because election mail—including ballots—is supposed to go to voters’ residential addresses, except for certain individuals in “protected status,” such as law enforcement officers, domestic-violence victims or active-duty military.


Confusion Inside the Voter Records

When the resident visited the Arlington County elections office in late August to exercise his right of public inspection of the voter rolls under Virginia law and the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), he was shown an electronic “poll pad.”

What he saw raised more questions than answers. The poll pad listed multiple pages of voters registered at 1405 South Fern Street—one page with 39 active voters and another with 30. Some entries had unit numbers, others did not. One record listed no address at all. At least 12 names appeared more than once, suggesting possible duplicates or record-keeping errors. Unit designations varied from three digits to five, without a clear pattern.

A U.S. Postal Service official later confirmed that mail sent to apartment buildings without unit numbers should be marked “insufficient address” and returned to the sender—raising further doubts about how election mail is handled for these voters. A clerk at the UPS Store said staff attempt to locate the correct mailbox, even when mail arrives without a number, but it is unclear how this applies to ballots or election materials.


Requests for Transparency Denied

Virginia’s voter registration form requires a residential address unless the voter is officially classified as protected. Yet, according to the resident, the poll pad does not display that information—only the full voter rolls do.
When he requested access to those rolls and related confirmation records, Deputy Registrar Alyssa Myers initially said they would be provided within five business days. But communication ceased, and Registrar Reinemeyer later said no responsive records existed. She then reversed herself, arguing that the resident’s request was not “reasonably specific,” and that he had not shown he was a Virginia resident or a professional journalist.

The registrar also declined an interview. “In her message,” the resident said, “she alluded to the fact that I am not a professional journalist. But my posts about this issue have already reached thousands of Virginians.”


Conflicting Accounts from Election Officials

On October 16, the Registrar wrote, “Thank you for making our office aware of this address. I briefed the Electoral Board about it last night, and we will take the appropriate actions.”

However, when the resident later spoke to a member of the Arlington County Electoral Board, that official said the 1405 South Fern Street issue was not discussed in open or closed session of the October 15 meeting—contradicting the Registrar’s claim.

Even more striking, the Board member suggested that “probably 100 percent” of the voters at that address are in protected status, and that “the Registrar makes up addresses for people in protected status she knows.” If true, the resident asks, what is the legal basis for inventing addresses? If false, why would a Board member make such a claim?


Lack of Follow-Through

The Board member promised to investigate and call back within the week, but no follow-up ever came. Meanwhile, records show that five voters registered at 1405 South Fern Street were purged from the rolls within the past two years—four listed as inactive, one removed voluntarily.

The Registrar maintains that the resident was already provided access to an “electronic voter roll”—meaning the poll pad—but he insists that is not equivalent to the complete rolls contemplated under Virginia law.


Calls for Accountability

After weeks of unanswered questions, the resident says that both the Registrar and the Electoral Board have failed to explain the anomalies, denied full public inspection of voter records, and undermined public confidence in election transparency.
“If there’s an innocent explanation,” he says, “it’s incumbent upon public officials to provide it. We are not supposed to have secret government in this country.” He emphasizes that he has made no definitive allegations of wrongdoing but believes the inconsistencies and lack of transparency merit investigation.

“At best, this is bureaucratic incompetence,” he says. “At worst, it points to possible misuse of non-residential addresses for voting purposes. Either way, the public deserves clear answers.”

He also calls attention to what he considers a conflict of interest: the Registrar serves as chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officer for her own office. “Registrars should not be deciding how much of their own work to disclose,” he argues. “That authority should rest with an independent official.”


The Bottom Line

Until election authorities clarify how many voters are legitimately registered at 1405 South Fern Street—and under what conditions—the mystery surrounding Arlington’s voter rolls will persist.

“I will keep pulling on this thread until there’s nothing left to get,” the resident vows. “If you have ideas on what I should do next, send me your suggestions.”