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Software Glitch Put Thousands of Noncitizens on New Jersey Voter Rolls

Officials said fewer than 400 of the 6,600 wrongly registered noncitizens cast ballots before New Jersey canceled the registrations and opened an investigation.

  • On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote, though fewer than 400 ultimately cast ballots before registrations were canceled.
  • Gov. Mikie Sherrill blamed software vendor IDEMIA for the error, noting the system registered users who explicitly answered 'no' to U.S. citizenship questions; the state is now replacing the vendor.
  • During a heated panel debate, Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings clashed with host Abby Phillip, arguing '6,600 noncitizens made it onto the voter rolls,' while Phillip countered the registrations represented just '0.006% of registered voters in the state.'
  • The White House cited the incident to support President Donald Trump's voter ID bill, stating it is 'exactly why' Congress needs to pass the SAVE America Act to address election security vulnerabilities.
  • Investigations into the illegal votes remain ongoing as New Jersey officials move to replace the vendor, with Sherrill promising accountability and stating, 'I'm taking immediate action to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.
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NOTUS broke the news in Arlington, United States on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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