DOJ Demands New Jersey Hand Over Voter Roll Data Within 5 Days– slaynews.com
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) intensified its effort to obtain New Jersey’s voter registration records on Wednesday after Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed that hundreds of noncitizens have voted in elections.
Sherrill admitted that roughly 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly added to the state’s voter rolls through the motor-voter system.
New Jersey officials are blaming a “software glitch” for the crisis.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent a letter to Sherrill requesting additional information about the registrations, including approximately 400 cases in which the state said registered noncitizens cast ballots.
The request comes as the Justice Department continues its lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell and the state seeking access to New Jersey’s electronic voter registration database.
“Ensuring that U.S. citizens’ votes are not illegally diluted by noncitizens’ votes is of paramount importance,” Dhillon wrote.
“We therefore write to formally request additional information to assess New Jersey’s compliance with various federal statutes, as provided in our July 7, 2026, letter to the Lieutenant Governor.