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New Jersey's governor on Tuesday revealed a bombshell mistake with the state's voter rolls: Because of a software glitch at the DMV, more than 6,000 noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024, reports Politico. "Let me be clear: this entire situation is unacceptable," said Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill. She said that the approximately 6,600 names were being removed, adding that "fewer than 400" actually voted. "We have no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed," said Sherrill, who took office in January.
The errantly registered voters included Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated voters, per the New York Times. "These individuals answered 'no' when asked on a keypad whether they were a US citizen when applying for drivers' licenses and identification cards, but through no fault of their own, the system registered them anyway," the governor said in a statement. She said a formal inquiry is underway to figure out what happened, casting some of the blame on the previous administration of Gov. Phil Murphy, a fellow Democrat, for not bringing the issue to light.
The disclosure lands at a volatile time, with the Trump administration alleging widespread election fraud, particularly in regard to noncitizen voters, notes the Wall Street Journal. After President Trump addressed the nation last week on the subject, Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin wrote a letter to New Jersey officials asserting that a preliminary review found that more than 35,000 noncitizens might be registered to vote in their state. (This content was created with the help of AI. Read our AI policy.)
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