House Republicans Demand Answers from New Jersey Over Massive Noncitizen Voter Registration Scandal
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Republican committee chairs Jim Jordan and Bryan Steil are holding New Jersey officials accountable, demanding documents on the state's mishandling of over 6,600 noncitizen registrations added to voter rolls in 2023-2024, raising serious concerns about election integrity.
Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on House Administration have taken decisive action, sending a letter to New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell demanding full transparency on the state's compliance with federal voting laws. This follows Governor Mikie Sherrill’s admission that a so-called 'software error' led to the shocking addition of about 6,600 noncitizens to the voter rolls between June 2023 and June 2024. The letter highlights that the governor admitted roughly 400 of these noncitizens actually voted in elections since 2023, and requests detailed information from the Department of State on how these registrations were processed, exposing a grave threat to the integrity of the electoral process.
Governor Sherrill attempted to shift blame to a malfunction in the Motor Vehicle Commission’s system, claiming it transmitted data on noncitizens who had clearly indicated they were not citizens to the Division of Elections. However, Republicans cite a response from IDEMIA, the software vendor, which directly contradicts the governor’s narrative and points the finger at state agencies for this egregious failure. The vendor’s statement reveals that the registrations only stopped after the MVC requested a settings change in June 2024, but alarmingly, the noncitizens remained on the rolls, raising further questions about ongoing vulnerabilities.
The committees are demanding documents related to New Jersey’s adherence to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, as well as all records on how the state verifies citizenship status and coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security. The request, also signed by Representatives Jeff Van Drew and Laurel Lee, sets a firm deadline of August 17 for the submission of these materials, as House Republicans work to safeguard American elections from fraud and foreign interference.