New Jersey Software Error Registered 6,600 Non-Citizens to Vote — White House Immediately Weaponizes to Push SAVE Act

A "serious software error" in New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission system registered approximately 6,600 non-citizens to vote between June 2023 and June 2024 — despite them answering "no" when asked if they were U.S. citizens during driver's license applications. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced the error July 21, 2026, stating fewer than 400 of those registered actually cast ballots, and that those who did were registered as Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated voters. The error occurred during the previous administration. Sherrill ordered an independent investigation, removal from voter rolls, and replacement of the vendor (IDEMIA — used by more than half of U.S. states for motor vehicle systems). The White House immediately weaponized the disclosure: "This latest incident underscores the absolute necessity of the SAVE America Act." DHS had previously alleged New Jersey could have "as many as 35,152 non-citizens registered to vote" — the actual number from the software error was 6,600, less than one-fifth of the claim. The pattern: any error in the system is treated as evidence of systematic fraud requiring federal takeover of elections, while the actual receipts (non-partisan, unintentional, vendor-caused) show the opposite — mundane technical errors in a system that processes millions of voters. Notably, some of the flagged voters may actually be citizens — the database matching itself has error rates that the fraud narrative ignores.