WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters announced findings from a public records request by the New Jersey Republican Party and the RNC that uncovered hundreds of noncitizens on New Jersey's voter rolls and evidence of ballots cast in elections.
"Noncitizens
in a key blue state were on the voter rolls for years — and some even voted in
prior elections, according to documents obtained via public records request.
The New
Jersey Republican Party (NJGOP) and the Republican National Committee (RNC)
requested voter rolls from all 21 counties in the Garden State and found
multiple instances of noncitizens seeking naturalization asking to be removed
from the rolls, claiming they were unknowingly registered to vote. Most were
registered as Democrats...
One
noncitizen, who the county said was removed from the rolls in 2015, voted
several times in 2000 and 2001, and in the 2008 general election. Another voted
in a primary election in 2005 and a municipal election in 2000...
"RNC
Chairman Joe Gruters says the group found hundreds of noncitizen registrants in
New Jersey who are likely only the tip of the iceberg, but that New Jersey and
other Democrat-run states are unwilling to disclose information about their
voter registration list maintenance processes. The organization has requested
that information from 48 states.
'I mean,
it's really incredible because here the Democrats are saying that, you know,
noncitizens never vote, [that], this is a non-issue, but every county we're
finding people that are self-reporting now, and I'm glad we're doing these
records request because it's really eye-opening, because this is just the
people that have self-reported,' Gruters told Fox News Digital.
'You want
a democracy that's secure and elections that are free and safe and that people
can depend upon, and people have full confidence in,' he said.
The RNC
in 2024 made a full-throated election integrity push to ensure, one that
continues to this day, according to Gruters.
He told
Fox News Digital that the group is 'bringing the hammer down' and that it has
'boots on the ground' across the country to ensure even more diligence in
November.
'We have
staffers already in 17 states working on these issues to make sure that, like I
said, it goes back to having a safe and secure election that's free and fair,'
he said.
The
Republican Party of New Jersey is currently conducting analysis on the
documents.
'We have
just begun our analysis and already uncovered hundreds of instances of
non-citizens placed on New Jersey’s voter rolls over the past few years. With
more records still outstanding, these findings are likely only the beginning,'
Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon said. 'In New Jersey, there is currently
no reliable process to consistently identify non-citizens who have been
registered to vote. This undermines confidence in the system and highlights the
need for stronger safeguards to ensure only eligible voters are
registered...'"
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