{"id":2634350,"date":"2026-07-23T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/software-maker-slams-dem-gov-who-blamed-software-error-for-state-registering-6600-noncitizens-to-vot\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:34:21","slug":"software-maker-slams-dem-gov-who-blamed-software-error-for-state-registering-6600-noncitizens-to-vot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/software-maker-slams-dem-gov-who-blamed-software-error-for-state-registering-6600-noncitizens-to-vot\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Maker Slams Dem Gov Who Blamed &#8216;Software Error&#8217; for State Registering 6,600 Noncitizens to Vot"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fsoftware-maker-slams-dem-gov-who-blamed-software-error-for-state-registering-6600-noncitizens-to-vot%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=2634350&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 article discusses an incident involving IDEMIA, a French technology company, which responds to accusations from New Jersey officials about a software error leading to noncitizens being registered to vote.New Jersey Governor Mickie Sherrill announced that between June 2023 and June 2024, approximately 6,600 noncitizens were mistakenly added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-pennsylvania-must-disclose-voting-history-of-foreign-nationals-on-states-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Court: Pennsylvania Must Disclose Voting History of Foreign Nationals on ...&#039;s Voter Rolls\">voter rolls due<\/a> to a software flaw in the Motor Vehicles Commission&#8217;s database. She criticized the previous administration for not addressing the issue earlier and claimed that fewer than 400 of these individuals have cast ballots, with no evidence that elections were influenced. Meanwhile, IDEMIA defends its role, stating that it only collected self-reported citizenship data and did not control voter registration decisions, asserting that the data was accurate and handled per state specifications. The state official countered that the software should have prevented noncitizens from registering if they answered &#8216;no&#8217; to citizenship questions. The controversy raises questions about election security and highlights the need for national legislation like the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, aiming to standardize election procedures across states.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>French technology company IDEMIA is taking a stand after New Jersey officials tried placing the blame on it for a recent discovery about noncitizens being registered to vote in the state.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mickie Sherill announced the \u201csoftware problem\u201d via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-software-error-uncovered-allowed-thousands-noncitizens-register-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a>. She said 6,600 people without citizenship had been put on Garden State voter rolls from a database used by the Motor Vehicles Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable that the vendor released software with such a glaring error, it\u2019s unacceptable that the MVC took a year to get this issue fixed and it\u2019s unacceptable that no one in the previous administration brought this to light, demanded accountability, or took action when it happened years ago,\u201d she said at a news conference, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/21\/thousands-of-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-in-nj-due-to-software-error-governor-says-01006373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sherill said the error occurred from June 2023 to June 2024, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>That would put it under her predecessor\u2019s watch, fellow Democrat Phil Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>While going out of her way to dodge responsibility for the problem, she tried to act like it was nothing for any voters to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded \u201cfewer than 400\u201d of these people have cast ballots since 2023. \u201cWe have no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing to see here.<\/p>\n<p>However, IDEMIA is fighting back, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/22\/us-news\/software-vendor-says-nj-approved-6600-noncitizens-who-were-registered-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Shoemaker, a spokeswoman for the company, declared in a statement that: \u201cThe 6,600 records submitted to the [Motor Vehicle Commission] and Division of Elections contained correct information according to the design specifications as set out by the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll 6,600 individuals indicated \u2018Yes\u2019 to wanting to register to vote and \u2018NO\u2019 to being a US Citizen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis information was recorded correctly and always available,\u201d she said. \u201cAt no point was a noncitizen ever marked as a citizen in the database.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIDEMIA does not control or manage voter enrollment, our role is simply to collect self-reported citizenship and interest data,\u201d Shoemaker added about what IDEMIA actually does for its clients.<\/p>\n<p>If the company\u2019s position is correct, as the New York Post noted, it raised the questions \u201cabout why voter registration data submitted during applications for drivers\u2019 licenses or identification wasn\u2019t properly screened by New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not clear whether New Jersey had any safeguards in place for people who made mistakes \u2014 or situations where people lied about being citizens,\u201d the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, the state fired back. A state official told the New York Post that software should have prevented any noncitizens from getting close to being registered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime somebody answers \u2018no\u2019 to the citizenship question, that record should not be transmitted to the Division of Elections,\u201d the official said, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>While the situation is cloudy, it\u2019s difficult to trust New Jersey here. To Americans who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/350k-dead-people-voter-roles-despite-democrats-claiming-elections-secure-gets-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good reason to doubt<\/a> Democratic commitment to election integrity, there\u2019s a greater likelihood that a Democrat-run state is responsible for ineligible voters than a private company releasing a faulty product and damaging its reputation with clients and potential clients of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the debacle is more evidence of the need for Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-declares-war-senate-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVE America Act<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>States have been afforded a massive amount of discretion in elections that has resulted in such a variance in standards, uniformity in the process is gone.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Gov. Sherill called it a \u201csoftware problem,\u201d revealing 6,600 noncitizens appeared on voter rolls from DMV data. She criticized the delay in fixing the issue and previous administration\u2019s silence, but downplayed voter impact, citing fewer than 400 votes cast by these individuals since 2023 and no evidence of election interference. IDEMIA counters that all records were accurate and correctly self-reported citizenship status, emphasizing they only collect data, not manage voter registration. The state defends its safeguards against noncitizen registration, raising questions about screening processes during license applications. 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