A leaked voter registration list ricocheting around the internet has tied more than three dozen registered voters to a single West Hollywood office on Sunset Boulevard, pulling a cast of well-known actors and entertainers into a very local, very public dust-up. The document appears to show a cluster of registrations pointing to the same commercial suite instead of private homes, and county election officials say they are now reviewing the records to see whether those addresses were misreported or used in a way that runs afoul of the rules.
The initial report flagged 36 registrants linked to Suite 600 at 9200 W. Sunset Boulevard and named celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Jenna Dewan, Katheryn Winnick, Nicollette Sheridan, Laura Harrier, Matt Czuchry, Debbie Gibson and Hamish Linklater, according to the New York Post. The outlet reported that registration records listed the office as a residence instead of limiting its use to a mailing address.
Office Linked To Dozens Of Registrations
Public business filings list Platinum Financial Management, led by Michael J. Ullman, at Suite 600, 9200 Sunset Boulevard, and show the suite serving as a principal mailing address for the company, according to BizProfile. Ullman told the outlet the office functions as a mailing address and that clients "do not live at the office," a point also noted in the initial coverage.
How California Law Treats Residence
Under California law, a voter’s "residence" is considered the person’s domicile, meaning the place where they live and intend to remain or return, and state election guidance makes clear that a mailbox or commercial location does not automatically qualify as a residential domicile for voting purposes, according to the California Secretary of State. County registrars rely on that standard when they scrutinize unusual or tightly clustered registrations that point to a single commercial suite.
Legal Exposure And Process
The voter registration affidavit is signed "under penalty of perjury," and state election statutes require truthful information on those forms, meaning that knowingly listing a false residence can carry legal consequences and may trigger an investigation or referral, per the California legislative code. How officials respond depends on what they find, whether it looks like a clerical mistake, an overly convenient use of a mailing address, or a deliberate misstatement.
What Usually Happens Next
Election officials typically follow list-maintenance and confirmation procedures, mailing nonforwardable address-confirmation notices or contacting registrants directly when an address looks irregular, and many mismatched registrations end up fixed administratively, according to guidance from the NCSL. In high-profile cases, though, even a routine review can become a public spectacle, regardless of whether the final outcome is simply an address correction or an update to mark an office as a mailing address only.
The flare-up highlights a long-standing tension in Hollywood between privacy and paperwork, where managers’ offices and mail services are often used for security and contact purposes, and the strict legal framework that ties voter records to a single domicile. County officials now have to determine whether this cluster of registrations reflects convenience, clerical error, or something that merits formal action.
