New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s recent announcement of 6,600 ineligible voters found on the state’s rolls is only the latest in a decades-long string of cases involving illegal immigrants registered to vote in U.S. elections, records show.

Recurring Vulnerability

While New Jersey is the latest documented failure, it is not an isolated anomaly. New Jersey’s error adds to a 25-year record of state reviews, software failures and prosecutions that found illegal immigrants on voter rolls and, in some documented cases, casting ballots.

Experts say the episodes establish a recurring vulnerability. However, due to the lack of a national standard for identifying and reporting errors, reviews are sporadic and use different methods, making it impossible to determine how widespread the problem truly is.

According to New Jersey’s preliminary findings, fewer than 400 individuals who were improperly registered ended up voting. Sherrill said they lived all across the state and mostly lacked a party affiliation, though there were some registered as Democrats or Republicans.

Federal Response

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin released a statement announcing that preliminary DHS reviews of state records found as many as 250,000 illegal immigrants registered to vote in four states: 35,152 in New Jersey, 190,832 in California, 15,903 in Nevada and 14,576 in Pennsylvania.

Mullin emphasized that this shouldn’t be a red or blue state issue: ONLY Americans should elect American leaders. He added that we’ve put these governors on notice. States must work with us to ensure free, fair, and honest elections.

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