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House GOP subpoenas Acting State Secretary over voter rolls

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. House Republicans subpoenaed Acting Secretary of State Shirley U. Emehelu for noncitizen voter registration documents, deadline Nov. 16.
A software error at New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly placed 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls.
Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) called the subpoena a political game and said the state is purging the false registrations.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Transportation Chairman Bryan Steil wrote to Emehelu citing federal voting-law concerns.

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U.S. House Republicans subpoenaed Acting Secretary of State Shirley U. Emehelu for noncitizen voter registration documents, deadline Nov. 16.
A software error at New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly placed 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls.
Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) called the subpoena a political game and said the state is purging the false registrations.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Transportation Chairman Bryan Steil wrote to Emehelu citing federal voting-law concerns.