A spokesman for Sherrill's office said Tuesday that the governor did not oppose voter ID laws and that she is “open to considering proposals” for stronger voter ID laws in the wake of the July glitch.
A New Jersey congresswoman who championed early prison releases during COVID now faces sharp criticism after inmates freed under her law were charged with or convicted of murder, and her campaign has declined to address the program's record directly. Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat representing a northern New Jersey district and a member of the […] The post Rep. Nellie Pou's COVID-era prison release law freed over 7,000 inmates — at least three later linked to killings appeared first on American Almanac .
A New Jersey congresswoman who championed early prison releases during COVID now faces sharp criticism after inmates freed under her law were charged with or convicted of murder, and her campaign has declined to address the program's record directly. Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat representing a northern New Jersey district and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, sponsored the legislation while serving as a state senator. Then-Gov. Phil Murphy signed it in November 2020 over objections from Republican lawmakers and some county prosecutors, who warned at the time that releasing violent offenders early could endanger public safety. More than 7,000 inmates walked out of New Jersey's prison system under the program, which granted…Open
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries deflected direct questions about thousands of noncitizen voter registrations in New Jersey, instead turning his fire on President Trump and the GOP, even as a fellow Democrat conceded the problem was real. CNN anchor Dana Bash put the question plainly on "State of the Union" this Sunday: Democrats have spent […] The post Jeffries dodges on New Jersey's noncitizen voter registrations, pivots to attacking Republicans appeared first on American Almanac .
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries deflected direct questions about thousands of noncitizen voter registrations in New Jersey, instead turning his fire on President Trump and the GOP, even as a fellow Democrat conceded the problem was real. CNN anchor Dana Bash put the question plainly on "State of the Union" this Sunday: Democrats have spent years insisting noncitizen voting does not happen. New Jersey just disclosed that roughly 6,600 noncitizens wound up on the state's voter rolls through a software error, and that fewer than 400 of them cast ballots. So is it a problem? Jeffries did not say yes. He did not say no. He said he has "confidence in state and local authorities" and called the New Jersey situation a "modest or minor"…Open
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) ordered the removal of self-identified noncitizens erroneously added to voter rolls after a software error led to some 6,600 people being incorrectly registered. The big picture: Fewer than 400 people who were registered because of the error actually voted, but the incident could fuel the President Trump's unsupported claims of mass voter fraud that critics say threaten to undermine trust in elections. - Sherrill said there was no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed by the incident. Driving the news: The error — which occurred between June 2023 and June 2024, before Sherrill was sworn in — led to the voter registration of people applying for driver's licenses and ID cards, even…
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D.) announced Tuesday that a “software error” in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote between […] Source
A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.