TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey officials have removed another 5,100 registered voters from the state’s voter rolls this week and referred an additional 1,650 registrations to county election officials for further review, marking the latest development in the state’s ongoing investigation into erroneous voter registrations tied to the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Despite Democrats declaring for years that no illegal migrants are voting in state elections, facts show the opposite. Hundreds of non-citizen voters have voted and according to DHS, that number could be as high as 35,000 non-citizens registered to vote in New Jersey.
New Jersey originally disputed that number and refused to participate in the investigation, but so far, over 30% of the federal government’s estimate has been proven by the state’s own investigation.
The announcement comes about one month after Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed that approximately 6,600 non-citizens may have been improperly registered to vote following interactions with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission during 2023 and 2024.
According to the governor’s office, approximately 340 of those individuals ultimately cast ballots before the registrations were identified.
- New Jersey removed 5,100 additional voter registrations from statewide voter rolls.
- Another 1,650 registrations have been referred to county election officials for review.
- The investigation stems from a Motor Vehicle Commission voter registration error involving non-citizens.
- Gov. Mikie Sherrill has blamed the issue on a software configuration problem involving MVC vendor Idemia.
- Idemia has denied responsibility, saying it implemented system settings requested by the state.
- The investigation remains ongoing, with additional voter roll reviews expected.
State says investigation remains ongoing
Sherrill said election officials have continued reviewing voter registration records since the issue became public and pledged to continue investigating until the review is complete.
“I said we would conduct a thorough, complete, and fair investigation, and that is exactly what we are doing. Because that is what accountable government looks like,” Sherrill said in a statement.
“My commitment to the people of New Jersey is to confront this issue with the urgency it deserves, so we have strong and fair elections.”
The governor added that state employees have been working “around the clock” to identify improper registrations and preserve confidence in New Jersey’s elections.
Scandal began with MVC software review
The controversy first became public after the Sherrill administration disclosed that a software configuration within New Jersey’s automatic voter registration system allowed certain non-citizens to be forwarded for voter registration despite indicating they were not U.S. citizens during driver’s license transactions.
Sherrill blamed the incident on a software glitch, but this new batch of 5,100 voters predates the alleged glitch. That glitch was heavily disputed by the software vendor, who said the glitch was not in the software but in Trenton’s willing refusal to verify data entered by the migrants after they registered.
The automatic voter registration program is administered through the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in coordination with the Division of Elections.
According to the administration, the issue affected registrations processed between June 2023 and June 2024.
Sherrill has criticized the previous Murphy administration, saying transparency and accountability failures delayed discovery of the problem.
Former Gov. Phil Murphy has said he was unaware of the issue while serving in office.
Vendor disputes state’s explanation
The administration has attributed the registration errors to a software issue involving MVC contractor Idemia.
Idemia has rejected that characterization, stating its software operated according to state-defined specifications and that the state later requested changes to how certain citizenship responses were processed.
The disagreement over responsibility remains unresolved.
Meanwhile, legislative committees, federal officials, and state investigators continue reviewing the circumstances surrounding the erroneous registrations.
Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said federal officials believe the number of potential non-citizen registrations could exceed earlier estimates, though New Jersey officials have not confirmed that assessment.
The latest removals suggest the state’s review remains active as election officials continue examining voter registration records across New Jersey.
- How many voter registrations have now been removed?
- State officials announced the removal of an additional 5,100 registrations and referred another 1,650 for county review.
- How many improperly registered individuals voted?
- Gov. Sherrill said approximately 340 of the roughly 6,600 initially identified registrants cast ballots.
- What caused the registration problem?
- The administration says a software configuration issue in the MVC’s automatic voter registration process allowed certain non-citizens to be registered. Idemia disputes responsibility for the error.
- Is the investigation over?
- No. State officials say the review of voter registrations is continuing, and additional cases may still be identified.
Sources: New Jersey Governor’s Office, New Jersey Monitor, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, New Jersey Division of Elections
