WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s Division of Elections, alleging that state officials have failed to produce records related to voter roll maintenance and election procedures.
The legal action, announced in a statement this week, targets what the RNC calls slow-walking of access to public records about voting machines and maintenance of voter lists. The lawsuit seeks to compel New Jersey to release the documents under transparency and election integrity provisions.
“The people of New Jersey deserve to have transparency and accountability in their elections,” said Chairman Michael Whatley. “State officials are slow walking access to records about voting machines and voter roll maintenance. The RNC is taking legal action because the people of New Jersey have a right to know that their elections are being run fairly, securely, and in full compliance with the law.”
The lawsuit follows ongoing Republican efforts to monitor election administration across states ahead of the upcoming general election. The RNC claims the requested information is necessary to evaluate the state’s election readiness and to ensure compliance with federal and state election laws.
New Jersey officials have not publicly responded to the filing as of Thursday.
