NJ governor says 6K non-citizens were registered to vote, 400 voted thanks to ‘software error’

Gov. Mike Sherrill blamed a software error for registering thousands of non-citizens to vote. Republicans want an investigation.

By: Benjamin Leynse

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 814

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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About 6,600 non-citizens were registered to vote in New Jersey because of a software glitch in the state Motor Vehicle Commission’s automatic voter registration system, and about 400 of them cast ballots, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday.

Sherrill, who said the error began in June 2023 and was not fixed until a year later, said the state has no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed. She noted that the error …

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