House Republicans confront NJ governor over 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote in alleged software failure

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Democratic lawmakers say New Jersey's voter registration error demands accountability but reject claims it points to widespread election fraud. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital) Nineteen House Republicans are demanding answers from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on how approximately 6,600 self-identified noncitizens were registered to vote and cast 400 ballots in what the state described as a software failure. The group put the question to Sherrill in a letter published on Friday afternoon. "Despite those answers, a software failure reportedly transmitted their information for voter registration between June 2023 and June 2024. This was not a minor clerical discrepancy," the group wrote in the letter. "It was a catastrophic breakdown of the most basic safeguard in our election system: ensuring that only eligible American citizens are re