19 House Republicans Demand Answers After Roughly 6,600 Noncitizens Added to New Jersey Voter Rolls

Sherrill said Tuesday, “Roughly 6,600 people who indicated that they were not U.S. citizens between June 2023 and June 2024” were registered through the state’s motor-vehicle system, with a preliminary review finding that “fewer than 400 individuals” cast ballots.

"Last week I learned that a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who indicated that they were not U.S. citizens between June 2023 and June 2024, almost three years prior to my taking office," Sherrill said.

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Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), sent Sherrill a letter Friday seeking written responses to 12 questions about the failure, including whether any affected race was decided by a margin smaller than the number of unlawfully cast ballots in that jurisdiction. We need answers about how this happened, why it was not caught sooner, and whether more ineligible registrations remain,” Van Drew told Breitbart News.

They also asked Sherrill whether her administration agreed with IDEMIA’s description of the division of responsibility and, if so, what validation or adjudication procedures the Division of Elections failed to perform. We look forward to Governor Sherrill’s prompt response,” Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) told Breitbart News.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was “investigating this unlawful dilution of American votes,” while Vice President JD Vance urged Sens.

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Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) to explain how approximately 6,600 noncitizens were registered through the state’s motor-vehicle system and how roughly 400 of them were able to cast ballots. Their information was nevertheless transmitted for voter registration between June 2023 and June 2024. The House Republicans requested complete written responses from Sherrill no later than August 21, 2026. "Despite those answers, a software failure reportedly transmitted their information for voter registration between June 2023 and June 2024.

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She said she “immediately” ordered an investigation and the removal of erroneous registrations, while the state began replacing the system’s vendor. "It was a catastrophic breakdown of the most basic safeguard in our election system: ensuring that only eligible American citizens are registered and permitted to vote. How do you know this was just a software glitch and not a nefarious act?" The letter continues to underscore Republican-led concerns that lawmakers are inviting election security liabilities without passing legislation to shore up voter identification and implement federal standards to ensure proof of citizenship.

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The letter further asks whether Sherrill supports requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and, if not, what alternative safeguard would have prevented the failure. The lawmakers requested information about administrative, technological, contractual, or legislative changes New Jersey will implement before the 2026 general election and whether state officials or contractors will be held accountable.