WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican National Committee (RNC) is escalating its fight with New Jersey election officials over voter roll records, threatening legal action as it seeks information related to noncitizens found on the state's rolls.
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RNC
threatens legal action against New Jersey officials over noncitizens on voter
rolls: 'On notice'
Fox News
August 27,
2026
"The
Republican National Committee is escalating its fight with New Jersey election
officials over voter roll records, threatening legal action as it seeks
information related to noncitizens found on the state's rolls.
The RNC
sent formal National Voter Registration Act violation notices Wednesday to New
Jersey's secretary of state and election officials in Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties.
The
committee is seeking records related to noncitizen removals, citizenship
verification efforts and other voter roll maintenance activities. Officials
have until Sept. 15 to produce the records or potentially face litigation,
according to the RNC.
"Democrat
(Gov.) Mikie Sherrill admitted what the RNC already uncovered through public
records requests: Noncitizens are on New Jersey's voter rolls," RNC
Chairman Joe Gruters said in an RNC release. "Now, election officials are
refusing to turn over records explaining how it happened.
"Voters
deserve answers, and the RNC is putting officials on notice: Comply with the
law, hand over the records or face legal action."
The RNC
claims Bergen County records identified 134 noncitizens removed from New Jersey
voter rolls between January 2023 and August 2026.
Of those,
91 registrations were linked to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC),
according to the committee.
Sherrill's
administration has separately disclosed that a software error at the MVC
improperly registered approximately 6,600 people to vote between June 2023 and
June 2024, before she took office..."
