Officials announce more than 6K noncitizens were mistakenly added to voter rolls, hundreds estimated to have voted in elections – One America News Network

July 21, 2026 Addie Davis US 0

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) delivers remarks at her election night watch party at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel on November 4, 2025 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Addie Davis
2:22 PM – Tuesday, July 21, 2026

More than 6,000 noncitizens were added to New Jersey’s voter rolls through a system error, the state’s officials announced.

From June 2023 to the same month in 2024, 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote through a software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System (MVS), Governor Mikie Sherrill revealed on Tuesday (D-N.J.).

She explained that the people were asked on a keypad if they were a United States citizen and despite answering “no,” they were placed on voter rolls.

“But we want to make sure that all ineligible voters are off the rolls before our next election,” Sherrill said.

Last week I learned that a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who indicated that they were not U.S. citizens between June 2023 and June 2024, almost three years prior to my taking office. These individuals…

— Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) July 21, 2026

According to the preliminary analysis, she said less than 400 people registered due to the error voted in elections. She did not provide information on the elections they participated in, as the investigation remains ongoing. They were purported to be registered as Democrats and Republicans, with the majority being unaffiliated.

This comes after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced on Friday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had sent letters to the secretaries of state in four states regarding tens of thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls.

In New Jersey, DHS purported that more than 35,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. However, Sherrill said the department had not provided information on where that number was coming from.

Securing the integrity of elections has been a prominent goal of the administration of President Donald Trump. However, Sherrill accused the administration of trying “to weaponize elections for political gain,” while claiming her own actions aim to “protect our elections.”

In a statement released on Tuesday, the White House placed the blame elsewhere.

“This is the direct result of Democrat policies that refuse basic citizenship check–and exactly why Congress must pass the SAVE America Act immediately,” it said.

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