Surprise in New Jersey voting error: Some may be citizens after all

By: Colleen O'Dea, Senior Writer and Projects Editor

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 388

Last Updated: 5 days, 16 hours ago

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New Jersey will not give the Trump administration information about thousands of noncitizens registered to vote, Gov. Mikie Sherrill told federal officials Tuesday. The state, meanwhile, started to scrub the voter rolls of more than 4,500 people who are ineligible to cast ballots.

Sherrill said her administration was contacting the individuals by mail and starting “the process of correcting” the rolls. A week ago, when the governor announced that a yearlong motor vehicle offices software …

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