NJ culls some improper voter registrations, sends others to counties for review

Gov. Sherrill said Tuesday about 4,500 noncitizens will be removed from the voter rolls. About 2,100 more names will be reviewed by county election officials first.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 735

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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New Jersey has begun culling its voter rolls of noncitizens who were registered to vote after visits to the Motor Vehicle Commission, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday.

The governor’s comments, delivered at a celebration of a state-level voting rights law signed earlier in July, come a week after she announced about 6,600 individuals were registered to vote despite marking themselves as noncitizens during visits to motor vehicle agency locations between June …

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