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New Jersey Non-Citizen Voter Registration Glitch
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Where it stands
A software glitch at New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission registered about 6,600 non-citizens on voter rolls over a year, and fewer than 400 cast ballots. The report says the glitch went undetected by the vendor and previous administration until recently; the DOJ is investigating, and the investigation and any resulting corrective or enforcement process remain unresolved.
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The story so far
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6,600 Names That Never Should Have Been on New Jersey's Voter Rolls
A software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission quietly registered thousands of noncitizens. Fewer than 400 voted. The DOJ is now asking for the whole database.
Still open after this report
- The identity of the vendor whose software failed has not been publicly named in the available reporting.
- How the affected ballots break down by election type, and what each ballot affected.
- Whether the same vendor's software is in use in other states, and whether similar errors may exist there.
History
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Who's involved
People
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)1 report
Markwayne MullinAmerican politician (born 1977)1 report
Mikie SherrillAmerican politician, naval aviator, and prosecutor (born 1972)1 report
Phil MurphyAmerican politician and financier (born 1957)1 report
Places
- New JerseyNew Jersey, USA1 report
- New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission120 S Stockton St, Trenton, NJ 08611, USA1 report
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