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NJ Governor: Software Glitch Added 6,600 Non-Citizens, 400 Voted

7/27/2026

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Sherrill Flags Error

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said a software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission added 6,600 non-citizens to voter rolls, with 400 casting ballots.
Refusing the Justice Department’s request for the registrants’ identities, the governor says no evidence the votes altered any election results.
The Justice Department requested names, nationalities and addresses of the 6,600 non-citizens.
Law firm CSG is conducting a review of the Motor Vehicle Commission’s software malfunction.

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Sherrill Orders Cleanup

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said a Motor Vehicle Commission software glitch added about 6,600 non-citizens to voter rolls, with roughly 400 casting ballots.
The incident was framed as evidence of illegal voting, prompting calls for tougher election safeguards.
Sherrill ordered removal of the registered voters after IDEMIA said it only transmitted state data.
Markwayne Mullin warned New Jersey may have as many as 35,152 non-citizens on its rolls.

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Historical Context

The 2000 election saw Republican George W. Bush win the presidency despite losing the popular vote, with a 537-vote Florida margin halted by Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore ruling. It gave Republicans unified control of White House and Congress for first time since 1954 and sparked calls for voter-list checks. New Jersey’s motor-vehicle-commission software glitch raised fresh concerns about voter-list accuracy.

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Sherrill Flags Error

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said a software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission added 6,600 non-citizens to voter rolls, with 400 casting ballots.
Refusing the Justice Department’s request for the registrants’ identities, the governor says no evidence the votes altered any election results.
The Justice Department requested names, nationalities and addresses of the 6,600 non-citizens.
Law firm CSG is conducting a review of the Motor Vehicle Commission’s software malfunction.

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