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GOP Review Says Hundreds of Noncitizens Are on New Jersey Voter Rolls

Republican investigators say the records reveal flaws in DMV-linked registration and have spurred wider records requests to support calls for federal proof-of-citizenship rules.

FILE - Rolls of "I Voted Early" stickers await voters in the final hours of early voting in the primary election in Noblesville, Ind., May 2, 2022. Election Day is still 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Attendees listen to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) speaking at a "Only Citizens Vote" bus tour rally on passing the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would mandate proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, a move supporters argue is needed to secure voter rolls while opponents say it risks blocking eligible Americans from casting ballots. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks during a "Only Citizens Vote" bus tour rally on passing the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would mandate proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, a move supporters argue is needed to secure voter rolls while opponents say it risks blocking eligible Americans from casting ballots. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Republican reviewers from the New Jersey GOP and the Republican National Committee said Monday they obtained voter-registration files from all 21 counties and identified hundreds of registrants who attested they were not U.S. citizens and sought removal.
  • Reviewers cited official Atlantic County letters and cancellation forms showing more than 50 people there asked to be removed because they were pursuing naturalization and feared registration could hurt their applications.
  • County records reviewed by the GOP and RNC include at least a few instances in which people identified as noncitizens appear to have cast ballots in past elections, with some voting histories dating to the 2000s.
  • The report points to a common pathway for the registrations: state Motor Vehicle Commission–linked signups that reviewers say lack robust citizenship checks, and the RNC has asked 48 states for similar maintenance records.
  • State election officials, the governor’s office, and the Motor Vehicle Commission did not provide on-the-record confirmation in the initial coverage, leaving independent verification of the GOP/RNC tally unresolved even as lawmakers and advocates press proposals like the SAVE Act and federal scrutiny continues.