Did “thousands of people” vote from the same address in the 2020 General Election?

No.  


Some people have circulated a spreadsheet showing multiple people at the same street address and claiming that, “thousands voted from the same address,” to imply fraudulent activity.  Several different locations are mentioned but the two most commonly identified places are 1411 Ellis Avenue in the City of Ashland and 700 College Street in Beloit.  Both locations are college campuses that receive student mail at a central processing center.


Northland College maintains its primary mailing address at 1411 Ellis Ave in the City of Ashland. The college has a central delivery location.  This means that all mail in the college goes to one central location and the students who live on campus pick up their mail there.  Multiple names may be associated with the same box number for a variety of reasons.  The student population changes from year-to-year and most students have roommates.  Many students are associated with Box 612 because a local election official accidentally changed the address of the facility to this box number.  This error primarily affects inactive (historical) records.


As of September 17, 2021, there are 176 active voters at 1411 Ellis Avenue in the City of Ashland.  Every other record is an unregistered inactive record.  Only 151 Northland College students voted in the 2020 General Election. Since November 3, 2020, 13 of these voters have been deactivated.


Beloit College has a similar system and maintains 700 College Street as its primary address.  At Beloit College, students receive a mailbox assignment when they move in as freshman and keep the same mailbox number for the duration of their education at the school.  Dormitories at Beloit College do not receive mail from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).  


As of September 17, 2021, there are 256 registered voters at 700 College Street in the City of Beloit.  Just 185 students voted in the 2020 General Election.  Since November 3, 2020, 11 of these voters have been deactivated.


These represent just two examples among many and are well known to election officials, campus administration, and the USPS.  Large apartment complexes often produce similar situations, with dozens of active voters at the same street address and perhaps hundreds of inactive records associated with previous residents.