{"id":2627967,"date":"2026-07-10T11:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-sued-over-law-allowing-non-citizens-who-never-lived-in-state-to-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:48:07","slug":"new-jersey-sued-over-law-allowing-non-citizens-who-never-lived-in-state-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-sued-over-law-allowing-non-citizens-who-never-lived-in-state-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey sued over law allowing non-citizens who never lived in state to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-sued-over-law-allowing-non-citizens-who-never-lived-in-state-to-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey over a state law that permits non-citizens without residency to vote by leveraging overseas residency and relative addresses. The plaintiffs argue that this law exceeds constitutional authority, as the state constitution requires voters to have been residents for at least 30 days prior to an election. The lawsuit aims to declare the provisions unconstitutional, prevent the registration of non-residents and non-citizens, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j6-committee-seeks-to-criminalize-republican-fundraising\/\" title=\"J6 Committee Seeks To Criminalize Republican Fundraising\">remove ineligible voters<\/a> from the rolls. The New Jersey Republican Party and candidate michael McGuire support the legal challenge, asserting that the law allows individuals who have never lived in New Jersey to participate in elections, which they claim undermines election integrity. This legal action is part of the RNC\u2019s broader effort to challenge similar voting laws across other states, building on recent victories such as a North Carolina ruling that barred &#8220;never-residents&#8221; from voting. The defendants in this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >case include state election officials<\/a> and departments. The lawsuit seeks to protect lawful voter participation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-says-democrats-illegally-paid-foreign-national-for-campaign-work\/\" title=\"Watchdog: Dems Paid Foreign National Illegally for Campaign Tasks\">uphold election laws<\/a> by ensuring only eligible residents and citizens vote in New Jersey elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2059\">Republican National Committee<\/a> is leading a lawsuit against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1065\">New Jersey<\/a> over a law allowing non-citizens with no state residency to vote in elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state law allows overseas residents to partake in voter registration and voting based on a relative\u2019s last New Jersey address, but the plaintiffs argue that the state exceeded its constitutional authority by extending voting eligibility to people who have never lived in New Jersey or the United States. The state constitution requires voters to have been New Jersey residents for at least 30 days before an election.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4643066\/federal-judges-warring-rulings-dhs-citizenship-database\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judges issue warring rulings over DHS citizenship database for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-not-helping-remove-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls-says-florida-election-chief-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DHS not helping remove noncitizens from ...r rolls, says Florida ... chief - Washington Examiner\">voter roll checks<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4643366\/eight-indicted-attack-plot-white-house-ufc-fight\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Eight indicted over plan to attack White House UFC fight with drones and snipers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4642329\/lance-twiggs-testimony-released-charlie-kirk-death-tyler-robinson-trial-utah\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ex-lover describes Tyler Robinson\u2019s erratic behavior after Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing in taped testimony<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Jersey Republican Party and Republican candidate Michael McGuire, who is running for the state\u2019s 3rd District, joined the RNC in filing the lawsuit Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats are allowing certain people who have never lived in New Jersey to vote in the state\u2019s elections,\u201d RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said. \u201cThe RNC is taking them to court to stop this unconstitutional scheme, protect lawful voters, and secure New Jersey elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military service members and any overseas U.S. citizens who previously resided in New Jersey are protected under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. The federal law, however, does not require states to allow voting by non-citizens who have never established residency there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plaintiffs assured the voting rights of military personnel and overseas voters would not be changed because they remain eligible to vote under state and federal law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit asks the Mercer County Superior Court to declare the challenged provisions in the state law unconstitutional, bar New Jersey election officials from registering \u201cnever-resident\u201d voters, remove registered non-citizens from the state\u2019s voter rolls, and ensure ballots cast by them are not counted in future elections, among other requests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defendants listed in the lawsuit are the New Jersey Department of State, the Division of Elections, Secretary of State Dale Caldwell, and Mercer County Superintendent of Elections Walker Worthy Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630433\/trump-rnc-prepared-flood-midterms-cash-supreme-court-win\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630433\/trump-rnc-prepared-flood-midterms-cash-supreme-court-win\/\">TRUMP AND RNC PREPARED TO FLOOD MIDTERM ELECTIONS WITH CASH FOLLOWING SUPREME COURT WIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit is part of the RNC\u2019s broader strategy to challenge similar voting laws in other states, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2098\">Nebraska<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"767\">Colorado<\/a>. The party committee cited its victory in a recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"552\">North Carolina<\/a> voting lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that case, a state judge ruled that \u201cnever-residents\u201d cannot cast ballots in any future North Carolina election. The RNC and New Jersey Republicans hope they can secure a similar win in their latest election integrity lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RNC sues NJ over non-resident voting law expansion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2627968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25300715079859.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[38778,32714,33096,40942,32570],"class_list":["post-2627967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-laws","tag-legal-challenges","tag-new-jersey","tag-non-citizen-voting","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25300715079859.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627971,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627967\/revisions\/2627971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}