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约5100份选民登记因机动车选民登记软件错误被不当添加非公民后遭删除
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新泽西州州长米奇·谢里尔周三批评了特朗普政府，同时公布了其对该州数千名不符合资格者被不当登记为选民的调查结果。
谢里尔的批评发表于国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林发表声明感谢她同意就此事与该机构合作的次日——但一名民主党消息人士对这一说法提出了质疑。
谢里尔自7月中旬以来一直面临批评，当时她披露，因州机动车委员会（MVC）的选民登记流程——即俗称的“机动车选民登记”流程——存在“软件错误”，该州选民名册上发现了数千名非公民。谢里尔的调查结果显示，约5100份登记已被标记为删除状态，另有数千份仍在审核中。
“我的政府一直在积极采取行动，纠正前特伦顿政府在机动车委员会留下的错误，修正我们的选民名册，保护符合资格的新泽西州选民的投票权，”谢里尔周三表示，并补充道，她的调查“正是负责任的政府应有的样子”。
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国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林在国会山众议院拨款委员会国土安全小组委员会听证会上作证，华盛顿特区，2026年6月25日。（路透社/安娜贝尔·戈登）
“这与特朗普政府和共和党形成鲜明对比，他们唯一的兴趣就是利用这个问题谋取政治私利，”谢里尔说。
穆林周二表示，谢里尔已同意参与国土安全部“阻止外国人在该州非法投票”的行动，他援引了该州选举主管、副州长戴尔·考德威尔的法律顾问的来信。
国土安全部指控：4个关键州或有超25万非公民登记投票
新泽西州州长米奇·谢里尔在其就职典礼上登台，新泽西州纽瓦克，2026年1月20日周二。（赛斯·温ig/美联社照片）
“感谢谢里尔州长。我们从你们的国务卿那里得知，新泽西州将参与国土安全部阻止外国人在该州非法投票的行动，”穆林在推特上写道。
“我们识别出的3.5万名潜在非公民登记者可能只是冰山一角。[我]期待协助新泽西州识别非法选民，确保选举诚信。”
但一名知情消息人士表示，他们不确定穆林所指为何，并重申谢里尔政府与国土安全部或特朗普政府之间并无合作协议。
该消息人士称，特伦顿方面发给华盛顿的唯一信函是考德威尔办公室对众议院行政委员会主席、共和党威斯康星州议员布莱恩·斯蒂尔以及新泽西州同僚众议员杰夫·范·德鲁来信的回复——而穆林可能指的就是这封信。
福克斯新闻数字频道联系国土安全部征求置评，但在发稿前未收到回复。
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专家警告：机动车选民登记系统的漏洞为选举欺诈提供了“原材料”
在被要求置评时，谢里尔的发言人达尔文·范表示，州长“始终专注于新泽西州安全、可靠的选举，而特朗普及其共和党同僚一贯试图利用这个问题谋取政治私利”。
“我们将继续努力彻底解决前特伦顿政府遗留的问题，确保每位符合资格的新泽西州选民的投票权都得到保护。”
白宫驳回了谢里尔的批评，称她和民主党多年来一直否认非公民在选举中登记和投票的情况。
“谢里尔州长居然能就选举诚信问题批评特朗普政府，这简直可笑，”白宫发言人劳伦·比斯说道。
在她的声明中，谢里尔表示，选民登记系统中约5100个名字因除原始登记外没有其他资格“证明”而被“标记为删除状态”，该州称这属于错误登记。
这些名字缺少进一步的投票资格声明。谢里尔此前曾表示，那些在“是否为公民”问题上选择“否”的人仍被添加到了名册中。
民主党新泽西州州长称发现数千名非公民在选民名册上并已清除
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另有1450名登记者的身份被更改为“拒绝”，需待县官员审核其文件后才能投票。谢里尔的报告显示，近400名被错误登记的人在近期选举中投了票。
“这些人已被从新泽西州选民名册中移除，因为他们是被错误登记到名册上的，”谢里尔的办公室周三表示。
与此同时，共和党人表示，谢里尔的声明引发的问题多于答案，涉及该州选举系统存在的问题以及该州计划如何解决这些问题。
“新泽西州民众有权确切了解发生了什么、如何发生的，以及是否存在其他我们尚未发现的问题，”参议院少数党领袖安东尼·布科（共和党，布恩顿）告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“恢复人们对选举的信心需要州政府完全透明、所有必要方合作，以及全力以赴不留死角的决心。”
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布科表示，他已经提议成立一个拥有传票权的两党特别委员会，该委员会也将与联邦政府就该问题开展合作。
参议院多数党领袖尼古拉斯·斯库塔里（民主党，斯考奇普莱恩斯）此前曾告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，州议会将等待谢里尔的调查完成后，再确定“任何必要的后续步骤”。
但布科表示，谢里尔的声明仍然留下了“许多严重问题”，包括其调查的真实性，以及将采取哪些措施来保障新泽西州的选举安全。
“比如，为什么调查范围有限？谁能有把握地说只有6600名非公民被不当登记？新泽西州民众有权确切了解发生了什么、如何发生的，以及是否存在其他我们尚未发现的问题，”布科告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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谢里尔指示县官员继续审核移交的名单，以便中期选举的提前投票开始前完成工作。
穆林的办公室还确认了4名被指在近期选举中非法投票的非公民——分别为以色列籍、牙买加籍、利比里亚籍和印度籍人士——并表示每人都面临指控。
Sherrill escalates Trump fight over voter fiasco day after Mullin praises NJ cooperation
August 20, 2026 1:04pm EDT / Fox News
About 5,100 registrations were deleted after a motor voter software error improperly added noncitizens to rolls
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill criticized the Trump administration Wednesday while releasing findings from her investigation into thousands of ineligible voters improperly registered in the state.
Sherrill’s critique came one day after DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued a statement thanking her for agreeing to cooperate with his agency on the matter — an assertion a Democratic source disputed.
Sherrill has faced criticism since mid-July, when she revealed that thousands of noncitizens were found on voting rolls because of a “software error” in the way the state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) registers voters, commonly called the “motor voter” process. Sherrill’s findings said about 5,100 registrations were placed in deleted status, while thousands of others remain under review.
“My administration has continued to move aggressively to fix the error at the Motor Vehicle Commission under the previous (Trenton) administration, to correct our voter rolls, and to protect the voting rights of eligible New Jerseyans,” Sherrill said Wednesday, adding that her probe is “what accountable government looks like.”
NEW JERSEY REMOVES 6,600 PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE TO CAST A BALLOT FOR 2024 ELECTION
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin testifies at a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 25, 2026.(REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
“That stands in contrast to the Trump Administration and Republicans, whose only interest has been in trying to use this issue for political gain,” Sherrill said.
Mullin said Tuesday that Sherrill had agreed to participate with DHS in “stopping aliens from illegally voting in your state,” citing correspondence from counsel for the state’s elections chief, Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell.
MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION NONCITIZENS MAY BE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN 4 KEY STATES, DHS ALLEGES
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill arrives on the stage during her inauguration ceremony in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.(Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
“Thank you, Governor Sherrill. We got news from your Secretary of State that New Jersey will participate with DHS in STOPPING aliens from illegally voting in your state,” Mullin tweeted.
“The 35,000 potential registered aliens [DHS] identified may only be the beginning. [I] look forward to helping NJ identify illegal voters and ensure election integrity.”
But a source familiar with the matter said they weren’t sure what Mullin was referencing and reiterated that there is no cooperation agreement between the Sherrill administration and DHS or the Trump administration.
The source said the only correspondence from Trenton to Washington was a response from Caldwell’s office to a letter from House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and fellow New Jerseyan Rep. Jeff Van Drew — and that Mullin may have been referring to it.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment but did not receive a response before publication.
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When reached for comment, Sherrill spokesperson Darwin Pham said the governor “remains focused on safe and secure elections in New Jersey, in contrast to Trump and Republicans, who have consistently tried to use this issue for political gain.”
“We will continue working to fully remediate the issue left behind by the previous (Trenton) administration, and ensure the voting rights of every eligible New Jerseyan are protected.”
The White House dismissed Sherrill’s criticism, saying she and Democrats have denied for years that noncitizens are registering and voting in elections.
“It’s laughable for Governor Sherrill to criticize the Trump Administration on election integrity…” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said.
In her announcement, Sherrill said about 5,100 names in the voter registration system were “placed in deleted status” because they had no other eligibility “attestations” beyond their original registration, which the state said was erroneous.
Those names lacked further declarations of eligibility to vote. Sherrill previously said individuals who selected “no” in response to whether they were citizens were still added to the rolls.
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An additional 1,450 registrants had their status changed to “rejected” pending county officials’ review of their documentation before they can vote. Sherrill’s report said just under 400 people who were wrongfully registered cast ballots in recent elections.
“These individuals have been removed from New Jersey voter rolls because they were placed on the rolls in error,” Sherrill’s office said Wednesday.
Republicans, meanwhile, said Sherrill’s announcement raises more questions than answers about problems in the Garden State’s election system and how the state plans to address them.
“New Jerseyans deserve to know exactly what happened, how it happened, and whether there are other problems we have yet to uncover,” Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco, R-Boonton, told Fox News Digital.
“Restoring confidence in our elections will require complete transparency from the state, cooperation from all necessary parties, and a commitment to leaving no stone unturned.”
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Bucco said he has already proposed forming a bipartisan select committee with subpoena power that would also work with the federal government on the issue.
Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Scutari, D-Scotch Plains, previously told Fox News Digital the legislature will wait until Sherrill’s probe is complete before identifying “any necessary next steps.”
Bucco, however, said Sherrill’s announcement still leaves “many serious questions” about the veracity of her probe and what changes will be made to secure New Jersey elections.
“Like, why is the investigation limited, and how can anyone say with confidence that only 6,600 non-citizens were improperly registered? New Jerseyans deserve to know exactly what happened, how it happened, and whether there are other problems we have yet to uncover,” Bucco told Fox News Digital.
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Sherrill instructed county officials to continue reviewing names referred to them before early voting begins for the midterms.
Mullin’s office also identified four noncitizens it said illegally cast ballots in recent elections — an Israeli national, a Jamaican national, a Liberian national and an Indian national — and said each faces charges.
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