The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has requested paper voter registration records from Monmouth County, expanding an investigation into how thousands of noncitizens were added to state voter rolls.
State law enforcement asked election officials for paper applications submitted from 2022 through 2024, following disclosures that noncitizens registered through paper forms beyond the motor voter system.
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Scope of the Investigation
Investigators are evaluating whether voter registration errors extended beyond a software defect involving contractor Idemia.
That glitch mistakenly registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens between June 2023 and June 2024, leading to fewer than 400 casting ballots in subsequent elections.
Republican officials noted that public records revealed noncitizens registered outside the state's initial timeline, including instances dating back to 2000.
GOP lawmakers are demanding a suspension of the automatic motor voter program alongside a formal legislative inquiry.
Governor Mikie Sherrill initially attributed the errors to a software glitch at the Motor Vehicle Commission. She defended her administration's actions, stating an independent state inquiry remains underway.
“It is not a surprise...
the Trump administration wants to immediately weaponize this against people as opposed to focusing on making sure we're running free and fair elections,” Sherrill said.
Federal Response
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon accused state leadership of dismissing federal warnings while failing to secure election integrity.
She criticized the governor for dismissing President Donald Trump's claims regarding noncitizen registration before official data releases validated potential vulnerabilities.
“She knew it, and she still went online and called the president a liar and said he was exaggerating – Shame on you, governor,” Dhillon said.
