A New Jersey voting error linked to a DMV software problem registered about 6,600 non-US citizens, with fewer than 400 ballots reportedly cast.
New Jersey’s voting error came from a serious software problem at the state’s department of motor vehicles, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday. According to the governor, the New Jersey voting error led to about 6,600 non-US citizens being registered to vote.
Sherrill said the issue happened between June 2023 and June 2024. It involved people who said they were not US citizens while applying for driver licenses. Even so, fewer than 400 of those wrongly registered people ended up casting ballots, she said.
Nineteen states allow non-US citizens to get driver licenses, but non-citizens are not allowed to vote in national elections. The governor’s statement did not say that the people involved were eligible to vote, only that the software mistake placed them on the rolls.
The New Jersey voting error also lands in the middle of a broader fight over election rules. President Donald Trump is pressing for a national law that would require proof of citizenship and ID to vote. For voters, the case is a reminder that state systems can fail in ways that raise real questions about election integrity and record keeping.
