New Jersey's Governor Says 4,500 Noncitizens Will Be Removed From Voter Rolls
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said 6,600 noncitizens were improperly registered and 4,500 self-reported cases will be removed after a software error.
- On Tuesday, Governor Mikie Sherrill announced New Jersey has begun manually removing 4,500 improper voter registrations after a Motor Vehicle Commission software glitch incorrectly registered 6,600 noncitizens between June 2023 and June 2024.
- The Motor Vehicle Commission system malfunctioned between June 2023 and June 2024, registering individuals who correctly selected 'no' to citizenship questions; the state is now replacing vendor Idemia with another system.
- Fewer than 400 of the mistakenly registered noncitizens cast ballots, yet 19 House Republicans sent a letter demanding accountability for what they called a "catastrophic breakdown" of election safeguards.
- The Department of Justice requested full names and addresses of affected individuals, but Sherrill rejected the demand on Tuesday, citing privacy laws and distrust of the Trump administration.
- Republican calls to pass the SAVE America Act—which mandates proof of citizenship for federal voter registration—have gained momentum, but experts say the legislation lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a Senate filibuster.
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A political standoff over voter rolls escalated this week in New Jersey, where Governor Mikie Sherrill flatly rejected a federal demand tied to thousands of non-citizens found registered to vote in her state. The refusal came after weeks of mounting pressure from the Department of Justice, which had zeroed in on 6,600 names improperly added...
New Jersey Rejects DOJ’s Request for Records on Noncitizen Voter Registration Error
New Jersey is refusing to hand over information to the U.S. Department of Justice involving a voter registration error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote in the state. The DOJ requested the full names, dates of birth, nationalities, residential addresses, and registration dates and locations of 6,600 people involved in the error. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill rejected the DOJ’s request for the data, saying in a letter on…
Mikie Sherrill refuses DOJ demand for data on NJ noncitizen voters, citing privacy laws
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