Neglecting election integrity has consequences. Following are some recent news stories regarding attempts to subvert our democratic process.
Examines reliance on self-attestation of citizenship, the recent MVC error, and arguments for stronger verification (including against immigration data in some states) (link)
Breaks down the registration failure, conflicting accounts between the state and contractor IDEMIA, the delayed public disclosure, and unresolved questions about process vs. software issues. (link)
Covers Sherrill’s disclosure, the fewer-than-400 who voted, investigation order, and context of prior claims about noncitizens on rolls. (link)
Hudson County has formed a team of election staff to ensure dead residents of Hudson County don’t vote, according to Superintendent of Elections and Commissioner of Registration Maryanne Kelleher. (link)
COLTS NECK, New Jersey ⎯ Initial findings of the newly-formed NJGOP Election Integrity Task Force found that hundreds of non-citizens were registered to vote based on analysis of public records requests submitted in conjunction with the Republican National Committee to all of New Jersey’s 21 counties, announced NJGOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon. In addition, at least 30 documented cases were uncovered of non-citizens illegally casting votes, in some cases in multiple elections and for many years. (link)
Details a guilty plea by a former Democratic mayoral candidate in Plainfield for forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications in a 2021 primary (link)
NJ - Four NJ residents (non-citizens) charged under the Election Integrity Task Force for illegally registering and voting in federal elections (including 2020/2024 presidential); false statements on citizenship apps (link)
Official announcement that the DOJ filed a federal lawsuit against New Jersey (along with Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and West Virginia) for refusing to provide complete, unredacted statewide voter registration lists upon request. The suit seeks full voter data-including names, addresses, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers-to enforce list maintenance under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and Civil Rights Act of 1960. This is part of a broader effort involving nearly 30 states. ( link )
Atlantic County - Homeless residents asked to cast fraudulent ballots ahead of 2025 elections (link)
Atlantic City - Craig Callaway (former council president and political operative) pleaded guilty to voter fraud in a scheme paying people to harvest and cast mail ballots without voter knowledge/consent in the 2022 general election. (link)
Election officials concerned that non-residents were registering to vote at their Jersey shores summer homes to influence May 2024 elections. Election officials placed a huge number of voters on a challenge list and advised them to bring proof of residency – like a driver’s license or a utility bill – to the polls. Some attempts to vote illegally have been referred to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office .(link)
Paterson, NJ - Major local scandal leading to election being overturned. Official announcement of charges against council members and others for fraud in casting mail-in votes, unauthorized possession of ballots, tampering with records, etc., after hundreds of bundled mail-in ballots were found in mailboxes during the all-mail Paterson election.
AG Grewal Announces Voting Fraud Charges Against Paterson Councilman Michael Jackson, Councilman-Elect Alex Mendez, and Two Other Men. (link)