NJ Gov. Sherrill Blasts Trump Admin While Releasing Probe Findings of Ineligible Voters
State officials say 400 of the mistakenly registered non-citizens cast ballots while county election offices review the remaining records.
- On Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced the state Division of Elections removed about 5,100 individuals from voter rolls due to a 'software error' within the Motor Vehicle Commission system.
- Between 2023 and 2024, thousands of non-citizens were improperly registered through a glitch at the Motor Vehicle Commission, with technology operated by Idemia, a France-based company.
- Administration findings indicate at least 400 non-citizens cast ballots during the affected period; another 1,450 registrants had status changed to 'rejected' pending review, with about 220 flagged for further verification.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed on Tuesday that Sherrill agreed to participate in federal efforts to stop illegal voting, though the governor accused the Trump administration of attempting to 'weaponize' the incident.
- New Jersey Senate Republicans have demanded a bipartisan legislative committee with subpoena power to investigate automatic voter registration, while the state maintains its ongoing investigation is 'what accountable government looks like.
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Sherrill escalates Trump fight over voter fiasco day after Mullin praises NJ cooperation – Democratic Accent
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill criticized the Trump administration Wednesday while releasing findings from her investigation into thousands of ineligible voters improperly registered in the state. Sherrill’s critique came one day after DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued a statement thanking her for agreeing to cooperate with his agency on the matter — an assertion a Democratic source disputed. Sherrill has faced criticism since mid-July, when…
Sherrill escalates Trump fight over voter fiasco day after Mullin praises NJ cooperation
Mikie Sherrill released findings on New Jersey voter registration errors, saying about 5,100 noncitizen names were removed from voter rolls due to a motor voter software glitch.
NJ strikes 5,100 from voter rolls in wake of registration gaffe
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Wednesday her administration is committed to conducting “strong and fair elections.” A state review found thousands of noncitizens may have been registered to vote. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)New Jersey officials have deleted 5,100 registered voters from state voter rolls and directed another 1,650 to county election officials for review, one month after Gov. Mikie Sherrill revealed that thousands of non…
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