New Jersey governor announces software error registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, with fewer than 400 casting ballots
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Tuesday that a Motor Vehicle Commission software error improperly registered approximately 6,600 noncitizens to vote between June 2023 and June 2024. A preliminary analysis showed fewer than 400 of those individuals actually cast ballots. Sherrill, who took office in January 2026, ordered an investigation, the removal of erroneous registrations, and replacement of the vendor responsible for the system.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 3% of divergence this week. 15 outlets covered it, splitting into 15 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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The split, in one line
Right-leaning outlets frame the error as proof Trump was right about election insecurity and demand the SAVE Act; center and left-leaning outlets emphasize that noncitizen voting is rare and accidental and that Trump's broader 250,000-voter claim rests on flawed data.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“6,600 non-citizens mistakenly added to NJ voter rolls, and nearly 400 cast ballots, governor says”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote and hundreds voting”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“More than 6K non-citizens registered to vote in New Jersey due to software issue: Sherrill” · Politico, AP News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Bloomberg
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CBSCBS News Software error improperly registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, N.J. gov. says 1h ago NBCNBC News 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote in N.J. because of a 'software error,' governor says 1h ago CENTER5
PPolitico Thousands of non-citizens registered to vote in NJ due to software error, governor says 10h ago APAP News 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says PBSPBS NewsHour 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote by New Jersey motor vehicle system error, Gov. Sherill says 1h ago HThe Hill More than 6K non-citizens registered to vote in New Jersey due to software issue: Sherrill 3h ago BLBloomberg NJ's Sherrill Says Software Error Registered 6,600 Noncitizens 3h ago RIGHT7
FThe Federalist 6,600 Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls As Democrats Fight Against Voter ID 41m ago BBreitbart New Jersey Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill Admits Hundreds of Non-Citizens Voted Due to 'Software Error' 1h ago NMNewsmax N.J.: Software Error Registered 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote 3h ago DWDaily Wire New Jersey Registered Thousands Of Non-Citizens To Vote Due To 'Software Error' 7h ago WTWashington Times New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote and hundreds voting 3h ago WEWashington Examiner Sherrill to remove 6,000 noncitizens from voter rolls after DMV error 2h ago NYPNY Post More than 6,000 non-citizens registered to vote in NJ by 'software error,' Gov. Sherrill admits 3h ago 9 tracked claims across 15 outlets
Fact ledger
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The Trump administration's estimate of 250,000 noncitizen registered voters across four states was based on commercial database analysis likely to produce false positives
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