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Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in North Carolina,
Virginia and South Carolina for three overlapping weeks -- up
until last week -- and is still registered in the latter two,
according to state records the Post said it had obtained.
Meadow's voting record first drew scrutiny following media
reports that he had registered to vote with an address in North
Carolina that he did not reside in, own or visit, prompting
North Carolina officials to investigate.
The former White House chief of staff, who served as a U.S.
representative from North Carolina until he joined Trump's
administration in 2020, was removed from the state's voter
rolls, officials said this month.
Trump's claims of voter fraud, which have been rejected by
numerous state officials, court rulings, Republican-sanctioned
recounts and his own Justice Department, fueled his supporters'
deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Meadows is a key figure in Congress' investigation into the
attack, but has defied lawmakers' subpoena to testify. The House
of Representatives in December approved a criminal referral of
the matter to the Department of Justice, which has not said
whether it will take any action.
Representatives for Meadows could not be immediately reached for
comment. The Washington Post reported that a Meadows spokesman
had declined comment to the newspaper.
The Post noted that Meadows was the keynote speaker at a
Conservative Partner Institute Election Integrity Summit in
Atlanta on Feb. 19. "What you’re doing is investing in the
future of our country and making sure only legal votes count,”
Meadows was quoted as saying.
(Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by
Leslie Adler)
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