6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote in N.J. because of a ‘software error,’ governor says - NBC News
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle System caused 6,600 noncitizens to be registered to vote. While 400 of these individuals cast ballots, officials state there is no evidence the error swayed any election outcomes.
Why it matters
The incident has become a focal point in the national debate over election integrity and the proposed SAVE America Act, highlighting concerns regarding voter registration security.
Roughly 6,600 noncitizens were unwittingly registered to vote in New Jersey from 2023 to 2024, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday. Roughly 400 of them improperly cast votes, she said. “They were registered as Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters and were scattered across the state,” said Sherrill, a Democrat. She added that it is unclear which elections they voted in and said there was “no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed” as a result. Sherrill said that the names are being removed from the voter rolls and that the noncitizens had been registered through no fault of their own because of “a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System” from June 2023 to June 2024. “These individuals answered ‘no’ when asked on a keypad whether they were a U.S.
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