Our elections need to be secure. Especially before the midterms.
And now House Republicans are demanding answers for this election fraud bombshell.
Nineteen House Republicans are demanding answers from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill after a software failure led to roughly 6,600 self-identified noncitizens being registered to vote in the state, with 400 of them actually casting ballots.
Republicans Question Whether Error Was Truly Accidental
The group put their questions to Sherrill in a letter published Friday, pressing the Democratic governor on how the state’s most basic election safeguards could have failed so badly.
“Despite those answers, a software failure reportedly transmitted their information for voter registration between June 2023 and June 2024. This was not a minor clerical discrepancy,” the group wrote. “It was a catastrophic breakdown of the most basic safeguard in our election system: ensuring that only eligible American citizens are registered and permitted to vote. How do you know this was just a software glitch and not a nefarious act?”
The letter continues to underscore Republican-led concerns that Democratic lawmakers are inviting election security liabilities by refusing to pass legislation shoring up voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements nationwide.
Signatories included Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-N.J., and Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. — two of New Jersey’s three Republican congressmen. Notably, the state’s third GOP representative, Rep. Tom Kean Jr., did not join the letter.
Sherrill Discloses Failure, Blames Predecessor’s Administration
The software failure first came to public attention when Sherrill disclosed the issue in an announcement Tuesday.
“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,” Sherrill said.
“These individuals answered ‘no’ when asked on a keypad whether they were a U.S. citizen when applying for drivers’ licenses and identification cards, but through no fault of their own, the system registered them anyway.”
Republicans, in their letter, listed a series of questions they said the state must answer, including what testing New Jersey normally conducts for voter roll maintenance, the specific counties where the improper ballots were cast, and whether Sherrill’s administration would support voter-ID legislation going forward.
GOP Says Case Illustrates Broader Election Security Failures
“Republicans have been sounding the alarm for years about weaknesses in voter-registration systems, inadequate voter-roll maintenance, and the danger that noncitizens may be registered and permitted to vote in national elections, which is illegal under federal law,” the letter stated.
The group has requested a response to its questions no later than Aug. 21, 2026. The case has already drawn scrutiny from the Justice Department, which separately demanded records related to the improperly registered voters, and has fueled fresh Republican arguments for mandatory voter ID and citizenship verification nationwide ahead of the midterms.
