TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — New Jersey is removing approximately 6,600 voter registrations created after a software error enrolled residents who had identified themselves as noncitizens while applying for driver’s licenses or state identification cards.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the error occurred between June 2023 and June 2024, before she took office. Applicants reportedly answered “no” when asked whether they were U.S. citizens, but the Motor Vehicle Commission system still transmitted their information for voter registration. The residents were registered “through no fault of their own,” Sherrill said.
A preliminary state review found that fewer than 400 people registered through the error later cast ballots. Officials have not established how many remained ineligible when they voted, whether any had since become citizens or whether the ballots affected an election outcome.
Sherrill ordered the registrations removed, launched an investigation and announced that the state would replace the software vendor responsible for the system. She criticized what she described as serious administrative failures and insufficient transparency under the previous administration of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
The disclosure comes amid President Donald Trump’s continued claims that noncitizen voting is widespread. Available prosecutions and election reviews have generally found such voting uncommon, but the New Jersey malfunction demonstrates how administrative errors can improperly add ineligible residents to voter rolls.
Sources:
Discover more from News Facts Network
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
