"In a companion letter from both Secretary of State Bill Gardner and Department of Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes to Jasper, they noted that "some unknown number" of the individuals moved out of New Hampshire and it was possible that a few may never have driven in the state or ceased driving in the state. They also noted the biggest problem with attempting to limit voter participation to people who actually live in New Hampshire – a 2015 state Supreme Court decision – Annamarie Gaure vs. state of New Hampshire – which preserved a domicile loophole for voting (despite a federal law that requires residency for federal elections).

The letter noted that the Secretary of State's Office prepared nearly 12,000 30-day letters to voters where they had "credible information" that the voters no longer lived – or never lived – in the address provided. As a result of the mailing, 11,320 voters were removed from the checklists, the letter stated. Neither Gardner nor Barthelmes explained what information led nearly 12,000 voters to be removed from the checklists but the shear number, and the fact that New Hampshire is not a very transient state, shows a lot more than 5,000 fraudulent votes could have been cast in November. The letter also stated that only 622 were either verified as still domiciled in the city or town or remained under review. "