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New Jersey’s non-citizen voting reveal isn’t all it seems

CNN • July 22, 2026 • nation

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill revealed a software glitch led to 6,600 non-citizens being mistakenly added to voter rolls, with about 400 improperly voting since 2023, marking one of the largest recent disclosures of non-citizen voting in the U.S.
The issue was discovered and addressed in 2024 under the previous Democratic administration but was not publicly disclosed, prompting criticism and fueling Republican claims of a cover-up.
Despite the scale, the number of improper votes is too small to have influenced any major election outcomes in New Jersey, representing only about 0.018% of voters in the 2024 presidential election.
The incident does not support claims of widespread, deliberate election rigging by non-citizens, as many affected individuals did not intend to commit fraud and were registered due to a technical error.
The situation suggests that proposed legislation like the "SAVE America Act," which requires proof of citizenship for registration, may not prevent such errors since these non-citizens were not attempting to register fraudulently.

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