New Jersey is currently experiencing issues with its voter registration system.
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The Lawfare PodcastOct 8, 2026
As of 2026-10-08, New Jersey was dealing with ongoing problems in its voter registration system: a Motor Vehicle Commission software error that improperly registered about 6,600 noncitizens, with fixes still under way, plus new errors (about 750 improper registrations, including 60 incarcerated people and some minors' attempts) disclosed on October 7.
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… expressed sympathy with the fact that there are real, sometimes inconsistencies and issues with voter registration systems and things like that, and we've seen that, that does happen. There are situations we have issues in various circumstances. You know, New Jersey is wrestling with this now to some extent. Ah, few other jurisdictions have in the past, nothing at a scale that changes elections, and I think most people would say nothing at the scale that warrants too dramatic response. …
The Lawfare Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP and Reuters report that about 6,600 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote through a Motor Vehicle Commission software error, announced July 21, 2026.[1][2]
Supports. Governor Sherrill's August 19 statement says the state is still fixing the MVC error, and that about 5,100 individuals were moved to deleted status and the statewide voter system was briefly taken offline.[4]
Supports. Reports dated October 7, 2026 say the governor disclosed additional registration errors, including people who were not of legal age and people incarcerated for indictable offenses, with about 750 improper registrations involved.[5][6][7]
Context. Factcheck.org disputes the scale of votes cast by noncitizens (up to about 400), but does not dispute that the registration system had errors.[3]
Sources
7 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 16,600 noncitizens registered to vote in New Jersey, governor ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Hundreds of non-citizens voted in New Jersey due to ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump Overstates Magnitude of Noncitizen Voting in New ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Update and Statement from Governor Sherrill on MVC Issuenj.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5N.J. may have wrongfully registered some incarcerated ...inquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Reforms to New Jersey voter registration at MVC announcedwhyy.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7More issues discovered with New Jersey's voter ...union-bulletin.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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