New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that approximately 6,600 individuals who were not eligible to vote were mistakenly added to the state's voter rolls due to a software error. The error, which occurred between June 2023 and June 2024 under the previous administration, was identified within the state's Department of Motor Vehicles. Sherrill stated that fewer than 400 of the non-citizens on the rolls cast a ballot.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper commented on the development, suggesting it complicates the Democratic argument against concerns regarding non-citizens voting. "This is not good for Democrats' argument that there's no such thing as undocumented immigrants voting," Tapper said during a panel discussion.
Conservative critics have pointed to the New Jersey situation as validation of their concerns about election security and non-citizen voting. Former President Donald Trump has previously called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, legislation aimed at enhancing election security, highlighting vulnerabilities in past election cycles.