New Jersey noncitizen voter registrations tied to software errors
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19 Republicans in the House of Representatives are demanding answers from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill about how nearly 6,600 self-identified citizens registered to vote and 400 cast ballots in what the state described as a bug.
The group posed the question to Sherrill in a letter published Friday afternoon.
“Despite these responses, it was reported that between June 2023 and June 2024, information regarding voter registration was transmitted through a software glitch. This was not a minor spelling difference,” the group said in the letter. he wrote. “This was a catastrophic failure of the most basic security measure in our election system: ensuring that only eligible American citizens are allowed to register and vote. How do you know this was just a bug and not a treasonous act?”
The letter continues to underscore Republicans’ concerns that lawmakers are inviting election security obligations without passing a law that supports voter identification and enforces federal standards for providing proof of citizenship.
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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is photographed shortly after taking office in January. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
Signatories included Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R.N.J., two of New Jersey’s three Republican congressmen. and Rep. Chris Smith, RN.J. There was.
Particularly third Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R.N.J. did not participate.
The system malfunction first came to public attention when Sherrill announced the problem. announcement on Tuesday.
“Last week, I learned that a serious software bug in the New Jersey Motor Vehicle System resulted in approximately 6,600 people being recorded as non-U.S. citizens between June 2023 and June 2024, almost three years before I took office,” Sherrill said. he said.
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then-New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, DN.J. He speaks to the media after casting his ballot in Montclair, New Jersey, on November 4, 2025. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
“These individuals answered ‘no’ when asked whether they were U.S. citizens on the keypad while applying for a driver’s license and ID card, but through no fault of their own the system registered them anyway.”
In their letter, Republicans outlined a series of questions they say the state must answer, including what testing it normally does to maintain voter rolls, specific counties where improper votes were cast and whether the Sherrill administration will support a voter ID law.
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Representative Mikie Sherrill casts her ballot at a polling location inside Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, N.J., during the New Jersey gubernatorial election on November 4, 2025. (John Lamparski/Bloomberg)
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“Republicans have been sounding the alarm for years about weaknesses in voter registration systems, inadequate maintenance of voter rolls, and the danger of allowing noncitizens to register and vote in national elections, which is illegal under federal law,” the letter said. The statement was included.
The group requested that their questions be answered by August 21, 2026 at the latest.
