New Jersey Summons 75,000 Noncitizens for Jury Duty as GOP Seeks Voter-Roll Audit
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 29
New Jersey Summons 75,000 Noncitizens for Jury Duty as GOP Seeks Voter-Roll Audit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 29
Summary
Roughly 75,000 noncitizens a year were summoned for New Jersey jury duty through state databases, widening scrutiny beyond the state's motor-voter controversy.
The court system said jury pools draw from motor vehicle, tax and election lists, and that prospective jurors are later screened for citizenship through a mandatory questionnaire.
Republican lawmakers including Sen. Kristin Corrado and Anthony Bucco said the figure shows weak safeguards across sensitive state systems and renewed calls for a bipartisan investigation with subpoena power.
Senate President Nicholas Scutari said he will wait for Gov. Mikie Sherrill's internal probe to finish, while Republicans argue it is too narrowly focused on a motor vehicle "glitch."
The dispute adds pressure ahead of upcoming elections, with Republicans also pushing a bill to end motor-voter, require voter ID and mandate regular audits of election data systems.