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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
RNC Threatens New Jersey With Lawsuit Over 6,600 Noncitizen Voter Registrations
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 28

RNC Threatens New Jersey With Lawsuit Over 6,600 Noncitizen Voter Registrations

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28

Summary

  • Sept. 15 is the deadline the RNC gave New Jersey’s secretary of state and officials in six counties after sending National Voter Registration Act violation notices seeking voter-roll records.
  • 6,600 improper registrations disclosed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration stemmed from a Motor Vehicle Commission software error between June 2023 and June 2024, with about 400 affected people found to have cast ballots.
  • 5,100 registrations tied to the error were removed and roughly 1,450 shifted to rejected status pending county review, while officials were told to resolve remaining cases before the November election.
  • The dispute has widened into a fight over access to election data, with Sherrill accusing the Trump administration of pushing federal control over state voter rolls and calling its information requests a "phishing expedition."

Insights

How did a software error bypass citizenship verification protocols to automatically register ineligible individuals?
Can automated registration systems be trusted if they rely on self-reporting to identify incorrect entries?
Who is ultimately liable when government agencies and software vendors blame each other for data failures?