NJ governor claimed it was a software glitch that 6,600 non-citizens were registered to vote and 400 actually voted in 2024.
Roughly 400 noncitizens cast ballots in New Jersey after about 6,600 residents were improperly registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024 because of a software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday.
All the people affected had disclosed that they were not citizens when seeking either a driver’s license or ID, but were nonetheless placed on the voter rolls in error.
Those people will be removed from the voter rolls. The governor said she feared that they might now be at risk of federal prosecution or unexpected hurdles — “through no fault of their own” — as they worked toward becoming citizens.
“We are working very hard to protect them,” Ms. Sherrill, a Democrat who took office in January, said at a news conference. - NYT
They knew that non-citizen can't vote, yet they went and voted... that's a crime.
IDEMIA, the software vendor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, issued a statement saying it was the responsibility of the state government, which is completely controlled by Democrats, to verify eligibility to vote.
“IDEMIA works with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and has for more than 40 years, to support the process through which eligible individuals may indicate their interest in registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver’s license or state-issued identification card. IDEMIA’s role is to transmit information through the motor vehicle system. The voter registration information is transmitted to the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, which is ultimately responsible for verifying eligibility to vote. Information submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections.” In essence, IDEMIA is saying that the NJ government purposely registered these non-citizen to vote or they're not doing their job.
I'm willing to bet this is not a rare occurrence... Non-citizen should not have the right to vote in any election - local or national.