NJ's 6,600 non-citizens illegally registered to vote are just tip of iceberg: GOP chief

Key Points:

• New Jersey GOP Chairwoman Christine Hanlon claims that more than the 6,600 non-citizens reported by Gov. Mikie Sherrill were illegally registered to vote between 2023 and 2024, suggesting the issue is much larger than initially disclosed.
• The illegal registrations occurred under former Gov. Phil Murphy's administration through the DMV’s automatic voter enrollment program, with Sherrill attributing the problem to a "serious software error" involving French tech company IDEMIA.
• IDEMIA countered that the state had access to citizenship data and apparently registered non-citizens anyway, leading to a Justice Department investigation and an independent probe by Sherrill’s team.
• Republicans, including former President Trump, are using the scandal to push for stricter election integrity measures, such as voter ID laws and proof of citizenship requirements, though these efforts face opposition from Democrats who view them as voter suppression.
• The controversy highlights New Jersey’s history of extremely close elections and has intensified calls for full investigations and policy reforms to safeguard election integrity statewide and nationally.