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NJ glitch registers 6,600 noncitizens, fewer than 400 voted

7/24/2026

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NJ MVCC Glitch

A software glitch in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly registered about 6,600 noncitizens to vote, with fewer than 400 actually casting ballots.
State officials said the mistake was electorally insignificant and stressed protecting the wrongly registered noncitizens.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the glitch ran from June 2023 to June 2024 despite “no” citizenship answers.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon demanded names and addresses of 6,600 registrants within five days.

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NJ MVC Glitch

A software glitch at New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly registered about 6,600 noncitizens, under 400 of whom voted.
Republicans and the Justice Department used the error to demand voter-list access and advance the SAVE America Act.
Vice President JD Vance urged New Jersey Democratic senators to back the SAVE America Act, citing the glitch.
Republican senators Kristin Corrado and Declan O’Scanlon called for suspending MVC registrations and expanding the investigation.

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Sherrill Orders Cleanup

A software glitch in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission system mistakenly registered about 6,600 noncitizens, with fewer than 400 voting.
Governor Mikie Sherrill ordered the erroneous registrations removed and hired CSG Law for an independent review.
State officials said there is no evidence the 400 illegal votes changed any election result.
DOJ assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhillon demanded the registrants’ details and warned of possible prosecutions.

Blindspot

Vice President JD Vance urged New Jersey’s Democratic senators to support the SAVE America Act, citing the MVC software glitch as evidence that citizenship-verification and voter-ID rules are needed.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning and Center-leaning coverage.

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NJ MVCC Glitch

A software glitch in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly registered about 6,600 noncitizens to vote, with fewer than 400 actually casting ballots.
State officials said the mistake was electorally insignificant and stressed protecting the wrongly registered noncitizens.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the glitch ran from June 2023 to June 2024 despite “no” citizenship answers.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon demanded names and addresses of 6,600 registrants within five days.

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