“If she voted in Hawaii without actually living up to Hawaii’s eligibility standard, then that’s a problem…” said Levitt who served as a voting policy adviser in the Biden administration.
Tulsi Gabbard, now Director of National Intelligence under President Trump, voted in Hawaii’s 2024 general election after declaring Texas residency and claiming a Texas homestead tax exemption—raising legal questions.
In June 2024, Gabbard and her husband swore under oath they were Texas residents and designated their Leander home as a homestead. Yet months later, she cast a ballot in Hawaii, where election law ties residency to a home’s tax status.
“Director Gabbard was, is, and intends to remain a Hawaii resident,” her attorneys wrote in a cease-and-desist letter, citing advice from Texas officials to protect her address due to security threats.
Experts say conflicting claims could violate voting or tax laws. “That’s a problem,” said election law professor Justin Levitt.