DOJ Demands New Jersey Voter Data on 6,600 Non-Citizens, Says 400 Cast Ballots
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
DOJ Demands New Jersey Voter Data on 6,600 Non-Citizens, Says 400 Cast Ballots
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Harmeet Dhillon gave New Jersey five days to turn over names, registration dates, precincts and ballot-casting details tied to 6,600 non-citizens mistakenly added to voter rolls.
The demand followed Gov. Mikie Sherrill's acknowledgment that about 400 of those registrants voted in state elections after motor-voter software errors under former Gov. Phil Murphy.
The Justice Department folded the request into its existing lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, saying the records are needed to test compliance with the National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned as many as 35,000 non-citizens may still be on New Jersey's rolls, while DOJ separately pressed election officials to verify no additional ineligible voters remain registered.
Sherrill's office accused the Trump administration of politicizing the case and vowed to protect residents' personal data, as contractor IDEMIA said voter eligibility checks ultimately rest with the state's Division of Elections.