{"id":2664064,"date":"2026-09-18T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthousands-of-noncitizens-on-jerseys-voter-rolls-represent-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:21:05","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthousands-of-noncitizens-on-jerseys-voter-rolls-represent-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthousands-of-noncitizens-on-jerseys-voter-rolls-represent-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Just &#8216;The Tip Of The Iceberg&#8217; For Dirty Voter Rolls"},"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\">24<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthousands-of-noncitizens-on-jerseys-voter-rolls-represent-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg%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=2664064&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>In New Jersey, election integrity concerns have arisen due to the finding of thousands of noncitizens appearing on voter rolls, with some having cast ballots. Governor Mikie Sherrill acknowledged that around 6,600 noncitizens were registered in 2023-2024, with approximately 340 votes confirmed from these registrations. She attributed the issue to a software glitch involving the DMVS vendor, IDEMIA, which denied any fault. However, critics like Rep. Jeff van Drew adn election experts argue that the root problems are systemic, notably the state&#8217;s automatic voter registration process linked to driver\u2019s license issuance to noncitizens, including illegal aliens. Laws passed in recent years expanded access to driver\u2019s licenses for noncitizens, often without proper citizenship verification, increasing risks of illegal voting. Evidence suggests noncitizens have registered and voted outside official processes,with some counties confirming votes from ineligible voters before and after the known timeframe. Efforts to block access to voter data, citing privacy concerns, have been criticized as hiding evidence of voter roll inaccuracy. Experts warn that this issue could be much broader than acknowledged and highlight that marginally small vote margins in various elections could be impacted by fraudulent registrations.Calls for reform include passing laws requiring verified citizenship for voter registration and enhancing list maintenance.Critics argue that transparency and accountability are lacking from authorities, with some accusing officials of covering up the extent of the problem. the situation underscores vulnerabilities in election security linked to automatic registration processes and noncitizen voter registration practices across multiple 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\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Backed into a political corner, first-term New Jersey Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/24\/new-jersey-dem-governor-pledges-transparency-blocks-election-docs-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> held a press conference earlier this summer to let everyone know that she was on top of a preventable assault on election integrity. The far-left politician posing as a moderate <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/21\/6600-noncitizens-found-on-new-jersey-voter-rolls-as-democrats-fight-against-voter-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> reporters that she was \u201cappalled by the reckless failures\u201d that opened the door to thousands of noncitizens showing up on the Garden State\u2019s voter rolls. She was equally disgusted by \u201cthe lack of transparency shown by those in charge at the time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed,\u201d Sherrill said. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly two months later, we still don\u2019t know whether that\u2019s true. We still don\u2019t know if the sparse information the Sherrill administration has provided is true. That\u2019s because the Democrat has been less than transparent about a number of things. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot we don\u2019t know about, why this happened and why it took so long for the public to know about it,\u201d Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., who chairs the <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/subcommittees\/committee-judiciary-119th-congress\/oversight-119th-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Judiciary Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Oversight<\/a>, said this week during a Capitol Hill hearing on New Jersey\u2019s voter registration debacle. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/restoring-election-integrity-oversight-voter-fraud-new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey,<\/a>\u201d the hearing gave Republicans on the subcommittee the chance to shine more light on an issue that Democrats desperately want to keep in the dark, while offering subcommittee Democrats like the ever race-baiting Rep. Jasmine Crockett the opportunity to turn the whole thing into a sideshow on Orange Man Bad. Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, the insufferable blowhard rep. from Maryland, jumped in for his own dose of Trump Derangement Syndrome theater. <\/p>\n<p>In between the grandstanding, election integrity experts testified that the reported noncitizens on New Jersey\u2019s voter rolls are likely just the \u201ctip of the iceberg\u201d in the Garden State \u2014 and in a lot of other states. That\u2019s troubling less than 50 days until November\u2019s general election. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The Problem is Built into the Process\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In late July, Sherrill held her \u201cit wasn\u2019t me\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/22\/new-jersey-dems-did-nothing-for-years-after-warnings-about-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press conference<\/a> to confess that some <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/21\/6600-noncitizens-found-on-new-jersey-voter-rolls-as-democrats-fight-against-voter-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6,600 noncitizens<\/a> had landed on New Jersey\u2019s voter rolls in 2023 and 2024 \u2014 and about 400 went on to vote.\u00a0She has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/2026\/20260819a.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amended<\/a> the numbers, asserting that only about 340 of the 6,600 \u201caccidentally\u201d registered noncitizens voted. The state has removed and placed approximately 5,100 of the wrongly registered in \u201cdeleted status,\u201d the governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/2026\/20260819a.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. Another 1,450 or so have had their registration status changed to rejected, pending further review.<\/p>\n<p>Sherill blames the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission\u2019s longtime license printing vendor for what she has described as a software glitch. A spokeswoman for the firm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idemia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDEMIA,<\/a> which has <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2026\/07\/27\/company-nj-voter-registration-scandal-state-contracts\/\">contracts<\/a> with several New Jersey agencies as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idemia.com\/press-release\/idemia-identity-and-security-north-america-selected-provider-tsas-next-generation-credential-authentication-technology-2023-05-04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal government,<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/24\/new-jersey-voter-registration-contractor-denies-fault\/91014396007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> \u201cthere was no glitch or software error,\u201d and the problem was not on the vendor\u2019s end. <\/p>\n<p>Van Drew said the company has been cooperating with his subcommittee\u2019s investigation; Sherrill and her administration have not. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6,600 Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls As Democrats Fight Against Voter ID<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWu257xfQP\">https:\/\/t.co\/tWu257xfQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Federalist (@FDRLST) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FDRLST\/status\/2079659800023961931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americafirstpolicy.com\/team\/josh-findlay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Findlay,<\/a> senior fellow for secure elections policy at the America First Policy Institute, told the subcommittee that in some cases registering noncitizens to vote may have been a feature of the system, not a glitch. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn New Jersey, the problem is built into the process,\u201d Findlay said. <\/p>\n<p>Election fraud, Findlay and others said, is a likely outcome of states like New Jersey that automatically register voters through their motor vehicle division, which also hands out driver\u2019s license to illegal aliens. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The Problem is Bigger\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In May 2021, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/mvc\/press\/archives\/2021\/042921.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extended<\/a> standard driver\u2019s licenses and non-drive ID cards to noncitizens. The blue state\u2019s Democrat-dominated legislature passed the bill, which was signed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/new-jersey-undocumented-immigrants-drivers-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">December 2019<\/a> by then Gov. Phil Murphy, another far-left Democrat. The law opened license and ID access to more than 450,000 illegal aliens of driving age, the MVC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/mvc\/press\/archives\/2021\/042921.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreased access to a driver license will do much to improve the lives of many New Jersey residents and enhance public safety,\u201d MVC Chief Administrator Sue Fulton said at the time. \u201cOur roads are safer when drivers are trained, tested, licensed, and insured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fulton also assured a legislative committee that noncitizens would not be able to register to vote. She was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is much broader than the state admits,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU13\/20260915\/119572\/HHRG-119-JU13-Bio-SenaJ-20260915.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Sena,<\/a> a New Jersey election law attorney, told the Judiciary oversight subcommittee. <\/p>\n<p>Even if Sherrill is right about the vendor software error, Sena said the problem isn\u2019t limited to the alleged \u201cglitch.\u201d He said public records show that election offices in Hudson and Bergen counties, two of New Jersey\u2019s most densely populated counties, confirmed that noncitizens registered to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmd.com\/2026\/08\/27\/rnc-threatens-legal-action-against-new-jersey-officials-over-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-on-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vote before and after<\/a> the timeframe in question \u2014\u00a0 between June 2023 and June 2024. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecords show noncitizens were permitted to register to vote outside that timeframe and through other nonMVC methods, which confirms as a matter of fact that the problem is bigger than state has admitted,\u201d Sena told the subcommittee. <\/p>\n<p>Justin Riemer, president of <a href=\"https:\/\/riteusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections<\/a> (RITE), testified that New Jersey did not design its automatic registration system to actually verify citizenship. The applicants were registered to vote even after they acknowledged that they were not citizens on the Motor Vehicle Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/state\/elections\/assets\/pdf\/forms-voter-registration\/68-voter-registration-english-capemay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a>. The front end of the system, he told the subcommittee, relies solely on attestation of citizenship without any further verification. <\/p>\n<p>The Garden State is by no means alone. Checking \u2018yes\u2019 on a box is all that stands between election integrity and diluting citizen votes in federal elections. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Jersey may be just the tip of the iceberg on this issue,\u201d Findlay said of noncitizens showing up on the voter rolls in states that grant driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Not One to Trust\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/immigration\/states-offering-drivers-licenses-to-immigrants#Body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to<\/a> the National Conference of State Legislatures, 19 states and the District of Columbia have put laws on the books allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver\u2019s licenses. Twenty-four states and D.C. operate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/elections-and-campaigns\/automatic-voter-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automatic voter registration,<\/a> which is supposed to automatically register \u201celigible individuals\u201d to vote when they interact with participating government agencies. Election integrity experts say the overlap has proved problematic, as New Jersey\u2019s noncitizens \u201cglitch\u201d underscores. <\/p>\n<p>Oregon runs the same backend opt-out registration system as New Jersey. The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle division in 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/odot\/DMV\/docs\/Voter%20Registration%20Status%20Report%2011-7-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cdiscovered\u201d<\/a> staff misidentified nearly 2,000 registrants as U.S. citizens on its voter rolls. More human \u201cerrors,\u201d this time involving the drop-down menu in the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/oregoncapitalchronicle.com\/2024\/11\/08\/oregon-dmv-discovers-dozens-of-new-voter-registrations-of-non-u-s-citizens-though-none-has-voted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> the Oregon Department of Transportation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mistake occurred in part because Oregon has allowed non-citizens to obtain driver\u2019s licenses since 2019, and the DMV automatically registers most people to vote when they obtain a license or ID,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oregon-dmv-noncitizens-voter-registration-183e30de6d1c454370e606245ba6fde2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported <\/a>in September 2024, less than two months before the election. <\/p>\n<p>Leftist California\u2019s statewide voter registration system \u201cdoes not contain\u201d a specific cancellation reason for non-citizenship. So, as The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/08\/17\/california-admits-it-doesnt-track-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-as-federal-law-requires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported <\/a>last month, the secretary of state\u2019s office can\u2019t say how many noncitizens have been removed from its voter rolls, if any, because it doesn\u2019t track that information. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In Tim Walz\u2019s Minnesota, illegal immigrants could cast ballots if they show a valid state driver\u2019s license, granted to them thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/press-releases\/?id=1055-568209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota\u2019s inclusive licensure law.<\/a> During a Minnesota House Fraud Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P2O94tdtCio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing <\/a>last year, Republican Rep. Patti Anderson asked point blank if that was the case. Minnesota Elections Director Paul Linnell couldn\u2019t provide a straight answer. Spoiler Alert: The answer effectively is yes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exchange captures a significant issue facing Minnesota voters. If election officials cannot clearly explain how the system prevents ineligible voting, the public has every reason to question it,\u201d Findlay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texaspolicy.com\/minnesotas-fraud-is-blowing-the-lid-off-a-broken-election-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a piece for Townhall. \u201cA state\u2019s election system that is lacking basic safeguards is not one to trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota, ground zero in the government benefits fraud fight, also permits voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Voter_ID_in_Minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cvouch\u201d<\/a> for as many as eight other people at the polls \u2014 no voter ID, just personal attestation. <\/p>\n<p>The honor system. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018That\u2019s Called a Cover-up\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Republican National Committee late last month sent <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/New_Jersey_State_NVRA_Violation_Letter_1787853171.pdf?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=ncl_amplify&#038;utm_campaign=260827-rnc_escalates_fight_sends_legal_notices_to_new_jersey_officials_over_noncitizen_voter_registrations&#038;utm_content=ncl-ST88B4T2rT&#038;utm_term=&#038;_nlid=ST88B4T2rT&#038;_nhids=nc98ZTmw1Fkrpls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legal notices <\/a>to New Jersey Secretary of State Dale Caldwell and election officials in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties after they failed to release records related to noncitizens on the state\u2019s voter rolls. <\/p>\n<p>Findlay said that in May, two New Jersey senators noted individuals who identified themselves as noncitizens in the state\u2019s online voter registration system were being prompted to vote. A month later the New Jersey GOP\u2019s election integrity task force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njgop.org\/2026\/06\/08\/njgop-election-integrity-task-force-uncovers-evidence-of-hundreds-of-non-citizens-on-new-jerseys-voter-rolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> hundreds of noncitizens registered to vote \u201cat least 30 documented cases were uncovered of non-citizens illegally casting votes, in some cases in multiple elections and for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would seem Sherrill and the people in her administration, as well as the Secretary of State\u2019s office, knew about ineligible voters on the states voter rolls long before the governor finally came clean Sherrill blames her predecessor, Phil Murphy, who pulled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0052308\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sergeant Schultz from <em>Hogan\u2019s Heroes<\/em><\/a>, claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/phil-murphy-says-didn-t-174408545.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he knew nothing <\/a>of the problem. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP\u2019s findings and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/07\/17\/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-sends-letters-secretaries-state-warning-about-non\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin raising concerns about noncitizens on New Jersey\u2019s voter rolls forced Sherrill\u2019s hand, election integrity experts say. The governor didn\u2019t come forward in the spirit of transparency, as she has insisted. Her CYA actions are not \u201cwhat accountable government looks like,\u201d as she has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/2026\/20260728b.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Sherrill has since doubled down, refusing to turn over to the Department of Justice the list of the hundreds of noncitizens she has acknowledged. She claims that the DOJ has \u201cno legal basis.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Not long after, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fjc.gov\/history\/judges\/quraishi-zahid-nisar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Judge Zahid Quraishi<\/a> (a Biden nominee) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/new-jersey-doesnt-have-to-give-trump-administration-its-voter-rolls-judge-rules-fd59d2f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> that New Jersey does not have to release its unredacted voter rolls. It was the latest ruling rejecting similar DOJ requests in 30 states. New Jersey, like the others, have cited privacy concerns. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans have said if the states have nothing to hide, they would release the information. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLadies and gentlemen, in political terms, that\u2019s called a coverup. It means you don\u2019t want people to know what\u2019s really going on,\u201d Van Drew said. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018A Handful of Votes\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/people\/stephen-richer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen Richer,<\/a> the former recorder for Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County booted by voters in 2024 Republican primary election, told the subcommittee that noncitizens on voter rolls is a non-issue. Richer, a Republican shill for the leftist \u201cvoter rights\u201d movement who worked to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/09\/arizona-supreme-court-hands-recorder-heap-win-in-maricopa-elections-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water down<\/a> his office\u2019s key election responsibilities as he was stepping out the door, noted audits that he says confirm his belief that \u201cnoncitizens voting in elections is a minute phenomenon.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who allege widespread noncitizens voting have little support for their position,\u201d Richer, a senior fellow at the Trump-hating Cato Institute.<\/p>\n<p>That argument from the left and some Republican stooges is getting harder to stand by in the wake of increasingly dirty voter rolls, the surge in illegal immigration under the Biden administration, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capitalresearchcenter\/posts\/a-sprawling-network-of-left-wing-donors-and-organizations-poured-roughly-638-mil\/1488999046594525\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">well-funded left-wing infrastructure<\/a> mass registering voters in heavy noncitizen parts of sanctuary cities across the country.  <\/p>\n<p>What is particularly disingenuous is the assertion that noncitizen voting is so minuscule it doesn\u2019t impact the outcome of an election. <\/p>\n<p>As Findlay noted, in 2025 alone at least three New Jersey elections were decided by one vote or resulted in a tie.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Elections can come down to one vote.<\/p>\n<p>So when hundreds of noncitizens cast ballots in New Jersey, we asked a pretty simple question: how did this happen?<\/p>\n<p>Instead of answers, the state has stonewalled us every step of the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UMu5g350xL\">pic.twitter.com\/UMu5g350xL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Jeff Van Drew (@Congressman_JVD) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Congressman_JVD\/status\/2099959274289889358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Public Interest Legal Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/publicinterestlegal.org\/tied-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> includes a running list of elections that ended in ties or were decided by a single vote. It has tracked 1,376 elections that have ended in ties nationally, and 533 that were decided by one vote mostly over the past 20 years. There have been 19 races \u2014 from New York to Hawaii \u2014 that have ended in a tie or in one-vote advantage this year alone. Many of the contests involved smaller elected posts on local boards, commissions and councils, but the tally includes referenda, primary and general elections for state legislative and judicial positions. <\/p>\n<p>Even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-american-progress-cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for American Progress<\/a>, launched in 2003 as the leftist alternative to the Heritage Foundation and dubbed by Time Magazine as <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081128174055\/http:\/www.time.com\/time\/politics\/article\/0,8599,1861305,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cObama\u2019s Idea Factory in Washington,\u201d<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/the-power-of-one-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admonished<\/a> that \u201ckey elections often come down to just a handful of votes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While Sherrill has said her administration has \u201cno evidence at this time that any elections were swayed\u201d by the hundreds of votes cast by noncitizens, we don\u2019t know that. While the governor promised a \u201cthorough, complete and fair investigation,\u201d we have no assurances other than her word that such a \u201cfair\u201d investigation is happening. Based on New Jersey Democrats\u2019 handling of the matter up until late July this year, why should anyone trust things will be different? Why, indeed, when New Jersey officials refuse to turn over the records. <\/p>\n<p>The Federalist has filed an open records request with the state seeking the voter registration files in question and communications between Sherrill and others about the debacle. <\/p>\n<h2>Pass the Save America Act<\/h2>\n<p>Riemer said New Jersey\u2019s voter roll debacle is why congress must act. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, it should pass real citizenship verification requirements,\u201d the election integrity expert said, pointing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/05\/3-clever-ways-to-pass-the-save-america-act-if-republicans-keep-stonewalling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAVE America Act<\/a> that has languished in the Republican-controlled Senate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SAVE America Act would bar a state from registering those who do not provide documentary proof of citizenship. And because the New Jersey [noncitizen] applicants presented none it would have kept them off the rolls,\u201d Riemer said.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>But even narrower reforms directed specifically at motor vehicle registration would \u201cplug a huge hole,\u201d Riemer said. Automatic registration agencies should be required to offer voter registration only to individuals who provide proof of citizenship, he said. At the very least, they shouldn\u2019t be offering registration to people who provide documents indicating they are not citizens. <\/p>\n<p>States, he said, should have to remove noncitizens just as they must remove deceased and nonresident individuals from their voter rolls. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could also clarify that the National Voter Registration Act\u2019s pre-election blackout periods restricting certain list maintenance activities do not apply to removing noncitizens,\u201d Riemer recommended. <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey state Sen.  Michael Testa, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatenj.com\/m\/newsflash\/Home\/Detail\/1264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> for the legislature to reconvene to pass a voter ID bill. Sherrill has signaled she would sign a voter ID bill if it lands on her desk. <\/p>\n<p>But Van Drew said it comes down to a simple question: Whose side are you on? The congressman said if Sherrill and other Democrat governors truly value transparency and accountability, why do they refuse to open the books on their voter rolls?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is nothing to hide, if there is nothing to see there, there should be no problem. Just turn it over,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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