The accusation comes after Sherrill admitted last week that 6,660 noncitizens were accidentally registered to vote by the state's motor vehicle system, and that as many as 400 of those noncitizens did actually vote in a federal election illegally.
The Department of Justice has announced an even stricter enforcement strategy on illegal voting, following reports of thousands of noncitizens being registered to vote in New Jersey.
The Department of Justice has announced an even stricter enforcement strategy on illegal voting, after thousands of noncitizens were registered to vote in New Jersey. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The top Civil Rights official at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, has said the Trump administration will pursue every provable case of illegal voting under a “broken windows” enforcement strategy, marking a shift from prior administrations that focused primarily on widespread fraud deemed capable of affecting election outcomes. Dhillon said the department will investigate every credible lead and prosecute cases supported by evidence, following reports that hundreds of noncitizens voted in New…Open
Over 3,000 letters have been sent asking registered voters in Alaska to verify their American citizenship.
Alaska’s Division of Elections has flagged an unusually high number of voters who have not verified their American citizenship, raising questions about voter roll accuracy and anti-fraud oversight ahead of the state’s primary elections. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Over 3,000 letters have been sent to registered voters in Alaska asking them to verify their American citizenship. DETAIL: Alaska’s Division of Elections is asking registered voters in the state to confirm their U.S. citizenship. The request comes ahead of the state’s primary elections on August 18. The number of voters flagged to verify their citizenship, a standard procedure as part of voter roll maintenance, is typically around 200, according to state officials.…Open
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's acknowledgment that noncitizens were on the state's voter rolls validates President Trump's concerns over illegal voting.
The 400 noncitizens who voted illegally in New Jersey are now facing prosecution, denaturalization and deportation. “They are subject to prosecution and removal from the […] Source
The NJ government and its vendor now publicly dispute who was supposed to catch an error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote, raising direct questions about the integrity of the safeguards voters are told they can trust.