6,600 Non-Citizens Mistakenly Added to NJ Voter Rolls

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NewJazz•about 2 hours ago

even though these people indicated while applying for a driver’s license that they weren’t citizens, they were registered as voters “through no fault of their own.”

Sherrill’s explanation also underscored what election officials have said for years: when non-citizens get onto the voter rolls, it’s usually accidental or unintentional. And illegal voting by non-citizen doesn’t happen on a massive scale, as Trump claims. The 400 improper voters cast ballots in elections where millions of eligible New Jersey voters voted.

pudgywalsh•about 2 hours ago

> The 400 improper voters cast ballots in elections where millions of eligible New Jersey voters voted.

The 2004 Washington State Governor's election was ultimately decided by 129 votes so this is an egregiously ignorant excuse.