Documents Reveal Noncitizens Cast Votes in Blue State Elections for Years

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• Public records from New Jersey reveal noncitizens were registered to vote for years, with some casting ballots in federal elections dating back to 2000
• More than 50 noncitizens in Atlantic County alone requested removal from voter rolls, claiming they were unknowingly registered through the Department of Motor Vehicles
• RNC Chairman Joe Gruters says hundreds of noncitizen registrants have been discovered in New Jersey, with most registered as Democrats

Noncitizens in New Jersey were on the voter rolls for years — and some even cast ballots in prior elections, according to documents obtained through public records requests by the New Jersey Republican Party and the Republican National Committee. The discovery raises serious questions about election integrity in the Garden State and potentially other states with similar registration practices.

The NJGOP and RNC requested voter rolls from all 21 counties in New Jersey and found multiple instances of noncitizens seeking naturalization asking to be removed from the rolls. These individuals claimed they were unknowingly registered to vote, with most registered as Democrats.

Noncitizens cannot legally vote in state or federal elections. The candidates for citizenship worried that being on the rolls would disqualify them from obtaining naturalization.

In official letters viewed by Fox News Digital from Atlantic County, Superintendent of Elections & Commissioner of Registration Maureen Bugdon certified that noncitizens came to her office requesting removal from the voter rolls.

“Please allow this letter to confirm that on today’s date, the below referenced individual came before this office to confirm her registration and voter status. She relayed that she did not wish to be a New Jersey registered voter and does not understand how she became registered through the Department of Motor Vehicles, allegedly.”

While most of the letters confirmed that the noncitizens did not have a voting record, some did. 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.

Other documents showed noncitizens directly asking to be removed from the rolls through a state voter registration cancellation form. When prompted about why they wished to be removed, the vast majority checked a box labeled “other” and wrote that they were not citizens.

In Atlantic County alone, Fox News Digital reviewed more than 50 documents from noncitizens attesting that they were registered to vote unknowingly. This represents just one county in a state with 21 counties total.

RNC Chairman Joe Gruters says the organization found hundreds of noncitizen registrants in New Jersey who are likely only the tip of the iceberg. He notes that New Jersey and other Democrat-run states are unwilling to disclose information about their voter registration list maintenance processes. The RNC 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.”

“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.”

The RNC in 2024 made a comprehensive election integrity push, one that continues to this day. Gruters told Fox News Digital that the group is “bringing the hammer down” and 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.”

Gruters is also optimistic about another RNC battle on the election integrity front. The Supreme Court is soon set to decide on the case of Watson vs. RNC, a challenge to laws that allow ballots to be cast by mail on election day, but counted days later. The RNC’s goal is to eliminate the practice, which Gruters highlighted as California continues to count ballots from Tuesday night’s primary elections almost a week after polls closed.

He said a win in that case could be “one of our biggest election victories ever.”

“I mean, just what’s happened with [Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate] Spencer Pratt should open your eyes, and you should be sick to your stomach. This should not be allowed in America.”

Gruters said that when elections have an “open-ended target date,” it opens the doors for potential manipulation.

“We’re fighting hard to put an end to this, and this, like I said, this could be probably our biggest win ever from an election integrity standpoint by stopping this and making sure that election day means exactly what it says, election day.”

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mickie Sherrill’s office did not return a request for comment. Neither did the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or Atlantic County officials.

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