{"id":17416,"date":"2026-07-26T03:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17416"},"modified":"2026-07-26T03:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:54:04","slug":"n-j-removes-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls-after-finding-software-glitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17416","title":{"rendered":"N.J. removes noncitizens from voter rolls after finding software glitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/chf5SthZhxDIEkqNtRjc20hEEII=\/0x0:4000x2250\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/21\/1784653358261.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/24\/mikie-sherrill-pac-new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D) ordered the removal of self-identified<strong> <\/strong>noncitizens erroneously added to voter rolls after a software error led to some 6,600 people being incorrectly registered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Fewer than 400 people who were registered because of the error actually voted, but the incident could fuel the President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/26\/trump-voter-fraud-courts-congress-save-act\" target=\"_blank\">unsupported claims<\/a> of mass voter fraud that critics say threaten to undermine trust in elections.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>Sherrill said there was no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed by the incident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>The error \u2014 which occurred between June 2023 and June 2024, before Sherrill was sworn in \u2014 led to the voter registration of people applying for driver&#8217;s licenses and ID cards, even though they answered &#8220;no&#8221; when asked on a keypad whether they were U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those who eventually voted were registered as Democrats or Republicans or as unaffiliated, per Sherrill&#8217;s statement.<\/li>\n<li>She also ordered an investigation into the registrations, which occurred under her predecessor, Gov. Phil Murphy.<\/li>\n<li>Sherrill&#8217;s Motor Vehicle Commission has begun the process of replacing IDEMIA, the vendor that administered the system. IDEMIA did not immediately respond to Axios&#8217; request for comment.<\/li>\n<li>MVC Chair and Chief Administrator Rosalie Johnson said in a Tuesday press conference that the agency is now working with a new vendor with a system expected to launch next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom out: <\/strong>Republicans were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTedBuddNC\/status\/2079641630995357930\" target=\"_blank\">quick<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/2079643492494479457\" target=\"_blank\">ridicule<\/a> Democrats over the error, while the White House again <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2079617607833931840\" target=\"_blank\">framed<\/a> it as evidence that proof of citizenship legislation must pass.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;As President Trump has said, there is nothing more important than the integrity of our elections,&#8221; White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement provided to Axios. &#8220;And this latest incident underscores the absolute necessity of the SAVE America Act.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong> &#8220;I am appalled by the reckless failures that allowed this to\u00a0happen\u00a0and the lack of transparency shown by those in charge at the time,&#8221; Sherrill said. &#8220;This failure\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0occur under my watch, but accountability starts now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>But she added, &#8220;Let me be clear: Donald Trump has zero credibility on the issue of election integrity.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The difference is simple: when we find a problem, we\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0hide it, deny it, or invent conspiracies,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We investigate it, we fix it, and we tell the public.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/13\/ice-voter-files-texas-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive: ICE obtains local voter files<\/a><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) ordered the removal of self-identified noncitizens erroneously added to voter rolls after a software error led to some 6,600 people being incorrectly registered. 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