RNC threatens legal action against New Jersey officials over noncitizens on voter rolls: 'On notice'
The RNC threatened legal action against New Jersey election officials over noncitizen voter roll records, giving all until Sept. 15 to comply.
TL;DR
- The RNC has sent National Voter Registration Act violation notices to New Jersey's secretary of state and several county election officials.
- The committee is seeking records related to noncitizen removals and voter roll maintenance activities.
- Officials have until September 15 to provide the records or face potential litigation.
- The RNC claims Bergen County records showed 134 noncitizens removed from voter rolls, with 91 linked to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill's administration disclosed a software error at the MVC improperly registered about 6,600 people between June 2023 and June 2024.
- Approximately 340 people newly registered due to the error are identified as having voted, along with about 220 others affected by the error who voted but had previous registrations.