Months before November’s midterm elections, New Jersey announced Tuesday it had removed “approximately 6,600” foreign citizens from its voter rolls due to a “serious computer error.” Democratic Gov. Mickey Sherrill, in office since Jan. 1, said the anomaly affected registrations between June 2023 and June 2024.
According to her, “less than 400 people” who were affected by this error actually voted. “They were registered as Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated throughout the state,” she said. The governor said she was “dismayed by the irresponsible mistakes that allowed this to happen, as well as the lack of transparency by political leaders at the time.”
White House Blames Democrats
The announcement comes amid mounting allegations of widespread voter fraud against Donald Trump. Last week, his administration said more than 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote in four states, including New Jersey. The White House said Tuesday that “every illegal vote weakens the voice of the law-abiding American citizen and undermines the integrity of the election.”
The American president also estimated that these incidents “are not random mistakes; they are the predictable result of Democratic policies that refuse to verify the citizenship” of voters. She again called on Congress to pass the American Rescue Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and to show identification when voting.
“We are investigating, we are correcting,” says the governor
The text, however, recalls that Donald Trump has never provided evidence of large-scale election fraud. He also emphasizes that numerous experts, independent organizations and court decisions have concluded that there were no irregularities that could have affected the election results. For her part, Miki Sherrill said: “As the Trump administration attempts to exploit the election for political gain, I will ensure that we protect our ballots.”
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The governor also said, “The difference is simple: When we find a problem, we don’t cover it up, deny it, or concoct conspiracies. We investigate, fix, and inform the public.” Separately, a New Jersey judge on Monday rejected a challenge by the Republican National Committee that sought access to the state’s voter rolls.