State elections officials plan to hold a hearing, and potentially vote, Wednesday on the eligibility of a Republican running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, who is alleged to live out of state.

Elections officials have been investigating whether Margot DuPre is actually a Florida resident following a complaint by Jerry Reinoehl, a Fayetteville Republican, suggesting that she might be living in Marion County, Florida, near Orlando, and that she last voted in Florida in the April 1, 2025, primary election.

State law requires anyone registering to vote to list their home address or, if they’re homeless, to describe where they typically stay. Candidates for office must be North Carolina residents. DuPre swore she was, under penalty of perjury, when she registered to run for office during the candidate filing period in December. She’s one of seven Republicans seeking to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, who isn’t seeking reelection.

DuPre has denied the allegation. She told WRAL in an interview earlier this month that she’s a North Carolina resident. In a subsequent written statement, she said has a home address in North Carolina, but she declined to share what it is.

“As a former law enforcement officer, I take the safety of myself and my family very seriously and do not share my personal information unless absolutely necessary,” DuPre wrote.

When she filed to run for office, she listed her address as 601 S. Kings Drive in Charlotte. That’s the address of a UPS store next to a Tropical Smoothie Cafe in a strip mall just outside Charlotte’s city center. She also lists the same address as being her home residence on her voter registration. 

While some people receive their mail at post office boxes, it’s state law that people register to vote where they live, not where they pick up their mail. If people don’t get their mail at their house, they’re supposed to list both locations. 

DuPre said she doesn’t think she’s breaking any laws by listing her home address as a UPS store. “I am following all applicable State and Federal laws,” she said in her statement. “I do not appreciate someone trying to smear me and my campaign efforts by suggesting otherwise. I will be in attendance at the hearing to defend myself.”