Software error improperly registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, N.J. gov. says
Summary
About 6,600 people who said they were not citizens when getting New Jersey state IDs were wrongly registered to vote in 2023 and 2024 due to a software error. The governor said fewer than 400 of these people actually voted, and she is removing the incorrect registrations and investigating how the mistake happened.Key Facts
- Around 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote in New Jersey because of a Motor Vehicle Commission software error.
- Fewer than 400 of these individuals cast ballots in elections.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, discovered this problem after taking office in 2024.
- Sherrill ordered the removal of these wrong voter registrations and is replacing the software vendor.
- An investigation is underway to find out how the error occurred.
- New Jersey allows noncitizens to get driver’s licenses and state IDs.
- President Donald Trump and some Republicans claim noncitizen voting is widespread, but evidence shows it is rare and can lead to serious penalties.
- Experts warn that some estimates of noncitizen voter registrations may be inaccurate due to flawed data analysis.
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