Non-citizens are voting in New Jersey elections.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
The record supports the core claim that non-citizens cast ballots in New Jersey elections: state officials said fewer than 400 non-citizens voted after a software error, and fact-checkers accept that figure while rejecting Trump's 'thousands' framing.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… You've got non-citizens on the ballots in the United States of America right now, on the polls right now, who are casting ballots by the thousands in states across our country, including Washington State, where that was just disclosed earlier this week, including in New Jersey, where that was disclosed earlier this year, and you've got 20,000 non citizens on the ballot in California right now. Check out this nonsense, for instance, yesterday from the media. Again, nobody ever asked a Democrat this question, but they asked President Trump yesterday. Trump yesterday. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Governor Mikie Sherrill said a software error led about 6,600 non-citizens to be registered to vote, and that 'fewer than 400' of them cast ballots in elections since 2023.[4][5]
Supports. FactCheck.org reports that the state's preliminary investigation found up to 400 votes were cast by noncitizens, and PolitiFact says New Jersey officials have found 400 noncitizens voted.[1][2]
Supports. DHS announced that four non-citizens in New Jersey were charged with illegally voting in federal elections, a separate enforcement record that points the same direction.[3]
Context. The verified figure is about 400 votes, far below the 'thousands' Trump claimed; the extracted claim does not state a figure, so the overstatement does not bear on its truth.[1][2]
Context. The registration error ran from June 2023 to June 2024 and was corrected in June 2024, so the documented voting is historical; no source confirms new non-citizen votes in New Jersey as of late October 2026.[4][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump Overstates Magnitude of Noncitizen Voting in New ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2No proof ‘thousands’ of immigrants illegally voted in NJpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3DHS Cracks Down on Non-Citizens Illegally Voting in New Jerseydhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4'Software error' led to almost 400 non-citizens voting in ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Thousands of non-citizens registered to vote in NJ due to ... - Politicopolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6How 6600 noncitizens were registered to vote in New Jerseyjerseyvindicator.org · not rated · cited for: context
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