The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday asked New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill to provide information on roughly 6,600 noncitizens who were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon made the request in a letter after the governor announced that a software error in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system had resulted in the noncitizens being registered to vote in the state between June 2023 and June 2024.
Sherrill said the individuals had indicated they were not U.S. citizens. Roughly 400 of them had cast votes.
In the letter, Dhillon said the DOJ is investigating the matter and asked the state to provide the full names, dates of birth, nationalities, residential addresses, and registration dates and locations of those who were improperly registered.
The DOJ also sought information on where and when the 400 people had previously voted. The state is required to provide the information within five business days, according to the letter.
“Ensuring that U.S. citizens’ votes are not illegally diluted by noncitizens’ votes is of paramount importance,” Dhillon said in the letter.
This news report will be updated with additional details.
