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White House uses New Jersey voter error to push Trump's election law
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White House uses New Jersey voter error to push Trump's election law

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The White House is using a voter registration error in New Jersey to push for the Republican-backed "Save America Act."
  • The act aims to strengthen citizenship verification for voter registration ahead of federal elections.
  • New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated the error was a software glitch, not intentional policy, and that affected individuals were removed from the voter rolls.

The White House is leveraging a voter registration error in New Jersey, where thousands of non-citizens were mistakenly added to voter lists, to advocate for the Republican-proposed "Save America Act." This legislation seeks to tighten citizenship verification requirements for voter registration in federal elections.

This is the direct result of Democratic policies that reject basic citizenship checks.

— White HouseIn a statement regarding the New Jersey voter registration error.

White House officials stated that this incident is a direct consequence of "Democratic policies that reject basic citizenship checks." They urged the Senate to pass the election reform bill, championed by President Donald Trump, before the November legislative elections, where Republicans aim to maintain their majority in Congress.

The situation arose after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy revealed that a software error in the state's motor vehicle system incorrectly registered approximately 6,600 non-US citizens in the electoral census between 2023 and 2024. Murphy assured that fewer than 400 of these individuals actually voted. She attributed the issue solely to a computer malfunction, ordered an investigation, and initiated the removal of these individuals from the electoral roll, also announcing the replacement of the system's vendor.

Every illegal vote dilutes the voice of an American citizen and undermines electoral integrity.

— White HouseIn a statement regarding the New Jersey voter registration error.

However, the White House maintains that "every illegal vote dilutes the voice of an American citizen and undermines electoral integrity." They described such cases as a "predictable outcome" of policies lacking citizenship verification and insisted on the "immediate" passage of the law. Governor Murphy countered, accusing Trump of attempting to "undermine Americans' faith in elections by disseminating lies about legitimate electoral results" and "manipulating elections for his political benefit."

Trump is trying to undermine Americans' faith in elections by disseminating lies about legitimate electoral results and manipulating elections for his political benefit.

— Phil MurphyResponding to the White House's use of the New Jersey incident.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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