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New Jersey's governor acknowledged a serious software error that registered almost 400 non-citizens to vote. Officials are investigating how the glitch occurred.
New Jersey's governor acknowledged a software glitch that registered almost 400 non-citizens to vote. Officials are investigating how the error occurred and whether it affected the integrity of any elections. The error was caught and corrected, but the fact that a system designed to screen out ineligible voters failed for nearly 400 people raises questions about broader security in voter registration databases.
Software errors in voter registration systems are the exact scenario that election officials worry about constantly. This one was caught, but it proves the systems can fail silently. Nearly 400 people is small in statewide numbers, but it's enough to matter in a close local race. The investigation will likely focus on whether this was a one-time glitch or symptomatic of a larger problem with how the state verifies citizenship status at registration.
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