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Original Date Announced
July 21, 2026The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a demand letter to Governor Mikie Sherrill after New Jersey discovered that approximately 6,600 people who self-identified as noncitizens were registered to vote in New Jersey through a 2023 Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) software error. The letter gave state officials five business days to hand over the names, addresses, nationalities, and voting records of the 6,600 noncitizens identified.
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2026.07.21 DOJ - Demand Letter to NJ Governor re. Noncitizen Voter Registration RecordsEffective Date
July 21, 2026Subsequent Trump and Court Action
July 23, 20262026.07.23 Reported: Governor Resists U.S. Demand for Names of Noncitizens on Voting Rolls - New York Times
The New York Times reports that NJ Governor Sherrill publicly rejected the DOJ's demand to hand over the personal information of roughly 6,600 noncitizens mistakenly registered to vote. Her office stated the state will use "all the legal tools" to protect residents' data, emphasizing that the noncitizens were registered without fault and will be removed from the rolls. She also confirmed that the software vendor is being phased out and noted that there is no evidence that any election results were affected.
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Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Citizenship InteriorAssociated or Derivative Policies
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