Mikie Sherrill supports voter ID laws after glitch registers over 6,000 immigrants

Published August 11, 2026 5:24pm ET



Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is voicing support for voter ID laws in New Jersey after her administration removed 6,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls in July.

The debate over election integrity and security has all but zeroed in on New Jersey over the past several weeks after Sherrill announced her administration removed the thousands of noncitizens who were illegally registered to vote after what she called a “serious software error” that began under her predecessor, former Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

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