Jim Jordan probes New Jersey over 6,600 noncitizen voter sign-ups

Key Points:

• House Republicans are investigating New Jersey's government after Governor Mikie Sherrill revealed that approximately 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024 due to a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission system.
• GOP leaders, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, have requested detailed information from New Jersey officials regarding compliance with federal election laws such as HAVA, NVRA, and the Civil Rights Act.
• The noncitizen registrations reportedly stemmed from the Motor Vehicle Commission sending citizenship data to the state's Division of Elections, with around 400 noncitizens having voted in elections since 2023.
• Software vendor IDEMIA disputes Governor Sherrill's claim, blaming New Jersey agencies for the issue, which was only corrected after settings were changed in June 2024; however, the noncitizens were not removed from voter rolls and the problem was not publicly disclosed until recently.
• The House committees are seeking documents on New Jersey’s voter roll maintenance and cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, with a deadline for submission set for August 17.