New Jersey voter rolls reviewed by the NJ GOP and the RNC show non-citizens were registered in multiple counties, with some reportedly casting ballots and many listing Democratic party affiliation.
The joint review uncovered cases where people who said they did not know they were registered were nonetheless on active voter lists, and a number of those individuals appear to have voted in previous elections. Investigators pressed county offices across the state for records, and the results raise fresh questions about registration safeguards and how errors or improper entries get into the system. The findings arrived after targeted records requests and follow-up documentation from residents who sought removal.
Requesting voting files across all 21 New Jersey counties produced at least 30 documented instances the parties say show non-citizens participated in elections over several years. Officials reported that some people used cancellation forms to try to get their names removed, while others approached election offices directly to explain they were worried their registration could affect naturalization. Investigators also flagged examples where Atlantic County alone produced more than 50 removal requests from non-citizens, a number officials described as striking.
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State election administrators confirmed that people have come forward saying they did not know how they ended up on voter rolls, and county records include formal letters requesting removal from registration lists. Those documents add concrete, individual examples to the broader review and show how confused or misinformed residents can be about the registration process. Some of the records reviewed suggest the registrations may have happened years before the removal requests were filed.
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters told Fox that the findings are only the “tip of the iceberg” and said limited disclosure about maintenance practices in some states means more problematic registrations could remain hidden. He argued these kinds of audits are necessary to build trust in the system and to push Congress toward clearer rules. Gruters also tied the discoveries to federal policy debates, noting the timing as lawmakers consider election integrity measures and related legislation.
New Jersey GOP leaders called attention to the systemic gaps they say allow ineligible names to remain on lists, and they urged clearer, consistent maintenance procedures across counties. NJ GOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon told Fox that, “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.” Her statement framed the problem as structural rather than isolated.
Local election officials confirmed they had received removal requests and cancellation forms, and they acknowledged the paperwork signals a need for better checks and transparency. Records obtained in the review showed a majority of the cases flagged were tied to registrants listed as Democrats, a detail the GOP and national party emphasized while presenting their findings. Election administrators face the twin pressures of maintaining accurate rolls and protecting eligible voters from unnecessary burdens.
The review also highlighted how patchwork procedures and limited public reporting can make it difficult to assess the full scope of registration errors or potential illegal voting. Federal and state authorities use a range of tools to clean rolls, but the level of disclosure about maintenance steps varies greatly by jurisdiction, leaving investigators and the public with uneven visibility. Advocates for stricter verification argue a more standardized approach would reduce the chance that ineligible names remain active.
Beyond the immediate count of cases, the political fallout centers on trust in elections and the push for legislative fixes aimed at tightening registration controls. Officials who want more oversight point to these documented examples as fuel for federal proposals that would change how voter rolls are audited and shared. At the same time, election offices stress the need to balance accuracy with access so eligible residents are not deterred from registering or voting.
