House Republicans request information from New Jersey on noncitizen voter registrations
Republican committee chairs Jim Jordan and Bryan Steil have written to New Jersey officials seeking documents on the state's handling of more than 6,600 noncitizen registrations added to voter rolls in 2023-2024.
Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee and the Committee on House Administration sent a letter to New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell asking for details on the state's compliance with federal voting laws after Governor Mikie Sherrill said a software error led to about 6,600 noncitizens being added to the voter rolls between June 2023 and June 2024. The letter notes that the governor indicated roughly 400 of those individuals voted in elections since 2023 and requests information from the Department of State on how the registrations were processed.
The governor attributed the issue to a malfunction in the Motor Vehicle Commission’s system, which allegedly transmitted data on noncitizens who had indicated they were not citizens to the Division of Elections. The Republican letter cites a response from IDEMIA, the software vendor, which disputes the governor’s claim and says state agencies were responsible for the registrations. The vendors’ statement adds that the registrations stopped after the MVC asked for a settings change in June 2024, but the noncitizens remained on the rolls.
The committees say they are seeking 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 any records on how the state verifies citizenship status and cooperates with the Department of Homeland Security. The request, also signed by Representatives Jeff Van Drew and Laurel Lee, sets a deadline of August 17 for the submission of the requested materials.