As President Donald Trump's controversial commission on voter fraud seeks to gather evidence, it won't have to look far for some suspicious activity: a ballot cast in last fall's presidential election in Virginia by Jeffrey Gerrish, Trump's nominee to be a deputy U.S. trade representative.
Gerrish, whose nomination is pending in the Senate, sold a home in Fairfax County, Virginia, in July 2016 and bought a home in North Bethesda, Maryland, the same month, according to public records of the sales, which list the Maryland home as Gerrish's "principal residence."
Yet Gerrish, a Washington lawyer, voted four months later in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
Gerrish did not return calls or email this week seeking an explanation. Under Virginia law, voting in the state is limited to residents, with some exceptions, including those who move out of the jurisdiction within 30 days of a presidential election. Voting by nonresidents is a misdemeanor.