New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that approximately 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens were accidentally added to the state's voter rolls. The registrations occurred between June 2023 and June 2024 due to a software error within the Motor Vehicle Commission system.
The state reported that the mistakes happened when individuals applied for driver's licenses and ID cards. According to a preliminary analysis, fewer than 400 of those ineligible voters, who were registered to various political parties, actually cast ballots during local elections in 2023.
The software glitch was corrected in 2024, and there is no evidence that election results were swayed. This disclosure comes as President Trump has undertaken an aggressive push to identify and mitigate voting by noncitizens.