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Harmeet Dhillon warns of voter roll discrepancies ahead of 2026 midterms
According to Dhillon, more than 35,000 noncitizens remain registered to vote in New Jersey.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 18, Aug 2026
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Harmeet Dhillon. / Dhillon Law Group
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, has warned of significant voter roll discrepancies in New Jersey and across the nation, citing issues involving noncitizens and deceased individuals on registration lists ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
AAG Dhillon, in a post on X, highlighted vulnerabilities in state voter databases, using New Jersey to illustrate broader concerns.
According to Dhillon, more than 35,000 noncitizens remain registered to vote in New Jersey. She added that a state software glitch between 2023 and 2024 automatically registered approximately 6,600 noncitizens, roughly 400 of whom cast ballots in recent elections.
“It’s a crime if you register to vote when you’re not a citizen to vote in a federal election,” Dhillon said in an interview video clip she shared on X. “New Jersey itself has admitted hundreds of cases ... these are people who flagged themselves, according to New Jersey, saying ‘Hi, I’m not a citizen,’ and then they went ahead and voted.”
The Department of Justice’s nationwide push to standardize voter roll maintenance has met friction from state election authorities, she said.
There are non-citizens & dead people registered on voter rolls in NJ, and across the nation. Some have voted, illegally.
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) August 17, 2026
The @CivilRights Division @theJusticeDept is committed to the integrity of American elections! pic.twitter.com/rGrdn4Gt9m
Dhillon noted that roughly two-thirds of U.S. states are currently refusing to fully cooperate with federal requests for voter registration data under federal statutes such as the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
“There are noncitizens & dead people registered on voter rolls in NJ, and across the nation. Some have voted, illegally. The Civil Rights Division [of the] Justice Department is committed to the integrity of American elections,” she said.
New Jersey Republicans criticized the state for missing deadlines and resisting federal requests for voter data, while the DOJ has filed lawsuits to enforce compliance. Local voices and online accounts stressed that accurate rolls protect legitimate votes, amid calls for audits and proof-of-citizenship measures.
“And so we would love for all the states to cooperate with us. But in the states that have cooperated with us, there are hundreds of thousands of dead people on the voter rolls, and there are tens of thousands of people who are not citizens on the voter rolls. And so I think it’s really important for us to work together,” she said.
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