NJ’s auto-registration glitch puts noncitizens on voter rolls, prompting calls for safeguards
TL;DR
A software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission auto-registration system added about 6,600 noncitizens to the voter rolls (roughly 400 of whom voted); a bipartisan bill would prevent MVC from prompting noncitizens to register. The disclosure sparked a DOJ lawsuit and intensified concerns about the integrity and cleanliness of the state’s voter rolls, suggesting broader issues beyond the 2023–2024 window and highlighting the system’s vulnerabilities and the ongoing push for safeguards.
Topics:top-newspolitics#election-integrity#motor-vehicle-commission#new-jersey#noncitizens#politics#voter-registration
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