This disclosure comes as President Trump has undertaken an aggressive push to identify and mitigate voting by noncitizens
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This disclosure comes as President Trump has undertaken an aggressive push to identify and mitigate voting by noncitizens
The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots. Mikie Sherrill said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots. Mikie Sherrill said a review found that around 400 noncitizens cast ballots in elections from 2023 to 2024.
The DOJ said it’s investigating the matter.
The Independent reported the story as "New Jersey software glitch registered thousands of noncitizens to vote, governor says." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the story as "6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says."
5 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PBS NewsHour and CBS News and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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New Jersey software glitch registered thousands of noncitizens to vote, governor says
6,600 noncitizens registered to vote by New Jersey motor vehicle system error, Gov. Sherill says
Software error improperly registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, N.J. gov. says
6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote in N.J. because of a ‘software error,’ governor says
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 5 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
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