Hundreds of noncitizens who were registered to vote in New Jersey cast ballots in elections.
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Badlands MediaAug 11, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, Washington Post, NBC, ABC) report that New Jersey's governor said roughly 6,600 noncitizens were erroneously registered and that fewer than 400 (about 400) actually cast ballots, so 'hundreds' who voted is supported; the post's 'hundreds' matches the 'nearly 400' record, and the claim's wording tracks the passage's 'hundreds of those people actually.
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… Yeah, no, it's true, and that's why, after that came out, and we heard from the governor of New Jersey to say, yes, 6,600 people were registered to vote, and they are not legal citizens, and hundreds of those people actually did vote, I would have thought that that would have been a real impetus for your colleagues to get the Save America Act moving. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that nearly 400 New Jersey residents who were not U.S. citizens cast ballots after about 6,600 were accidentally registered due to a software error, per Gov. Mikie Sherrill.[1][6]
Supports. The Washington Post and NBC News report that Gov. Sherrill said around 400 noncitizens cast ballots in elections from 2023 to 2024 after roughly 6,600 were registered.[4][5]
Supports. FactCheck.org reports the state's preliminary investigation found up to 400 votes were cast by noncitizens, though it notes this was far fewer than the 'thousands' Trump claimed.[2]
Context. PolitiFact and NJ Spotlight note the figure of 400 is from a preliminary analysis and that the investigation is ongoing, so the count may change.[3][7]
Context. Sources note the governor said there was no evidence any elections were swayed, and that the errors occurred under the prior administration.[5][8]
Sources
8 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Hundreds of non-citizens voted in New Jersey due to ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump Overstates Magnitude of Noncitizen Voting in New ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3No proof ‘thousands’ of immigrants illegally voted in NJpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Nearly 400 noncitizens voted in elections in New Jersey ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 56,600 noncitizens were registered to vote in N.J. ... - NBC Newsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6Hundreds of non-citizens voted in New Jersey due to software error, governor saysfidelity.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7NJ Spotlight News: July 24, 2026thirteen.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8New Jersey accidentally registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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