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(NewsNation) — New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she has ordered the removal of people who are noncitizens from voter rolls because of a software glitch that led to more than 6,000 being added to the list.
In a post on X, Sherrill wrote that the people self-identified as noncitizens between June 2023 and June 2024. She said it was found that the individuals answered “no” when asked on applications for IDs and driver’s licenses if they were U.S. citizens.
“Through no fault of their own, the system registered them anyway,” Sherrill wrote. “This happened under the previous administration and, upon learning this information, I immediately ordered my chief counsel to launch an investigation to get to the bottom of what occurred.”
Because of the error, fewer than 400 noncitizens ended up voting. The governor said they could face some legal hurdles but maintained it was no fault of their own that they went to vote, saying they will work hard to protect them.
Sherrill added that the new administrator of the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission has started the process to remove the vendor responsible for administering the system.
“It’s unacceptable that the vendor released software with such a glaring error. It’s unacceptable that the MVC took a year to get this issue fixed. And it’s unacceptable that no one in the previous administration brought this to light, demanded accountability or took action when it happened years ago,” Sherrill said.
The state said it had “no evidence, at this time, that any elections were swayed,” including the 2024 presidential election.
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