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N.J. removes noncitizens from voter rolls after finding software glitch
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Extra Extra has grouped 15 reports on this story from 11 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 5 left-leaning, 1 center, and 9 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 78 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side.
On reliability, 5 of the 11 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 6 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 30 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: NJ.com, The Nation, Democracy Docket, Axios, Just the News, RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Legal Insurrection, Power Line, Bearing Arms, Alpha News.
Left(5)
NJ.comBJul 22, 6:47 PM
The vendor behind N.J.’s noncitizen voter fiasco says don’t blame us — blame the state
IDEMIA, a France-based company that has worked with New Jersey for more than 40 years, says the state should have checked 6,600 noncitizens were eligible to vote.
The NationBJul 21, 2:01 PM
Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?
Chris Lehmann The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than with the one in power. The post Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republi
Democracy DocketBJul 21, 4:41 PM
Voting rights groups ask federal judge to again block Trump’s mail voting restrictions - Democracy Docket
Voting rights groups ask federal judge to again block Trump’s mail voting restrictions Democracy Docket
Democracy DocketBJul 21, 9:27 PM
Trump allies seize on New Jersey registration error to advance anti-voting agenda - Democracy Docket
Trump allies seize on New Jersey registration error to advance anti-voting agenda Democracy Docket
Democracy DocketBJul 21, 10:07 PM
Trump DOJ cites New Jersey registration error to renew demand for statewide private voter data - Democracy Docket
Trump DOJ cites New Jersey registration error to renew demand for statewide private voter data Democracy Docket
Center(1)
Right(9)
Just the NewsCJul 22, 12:00 AM
Software vendor disputes NJ governor's ‘glitch’ claim, says state approves foreigners on voter roll
The NJ government and its vendor now publicly dispute who was supposed to catch an error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote, raising direct questions about the integrity of the
RealClearPoliticsBJul 22, 11:56 AM
6,600 Noncitizens Found on NJ Voter Rolls
The things Democrats insist never happen are happening again: noncitizens are getting onto the voter rolls - and voting.
The FederalistCJul 22, 11:56 AM
New Jersey Dems Did Nothing For Years After Warnings About Noncitizens On Voter Rolls
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill had to confess that some 6,600 noncitizens landed on the Garden State’s voter rolls in 2023-24, and 400 voted.
The FederalistCJul 21, 8:06 PM
6,600 Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls As Democrats Fight Against Voter ID
Democrats (and a handful of RINOs) are still holding up the election-integrity legislation that would solve the very problem that Gov. Mikie Sherrill has been forced to confront.
Legal InsurrectionCJul 22, 6:00 PM
IDEMIA Rejects Blame for 6,000 Noncitizen Voter Registrations in New Jersey
California uses the same software... IDEMIA Rejects Blame for 6,000 Noncitizen Voter Registrations in New Jersey first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Power LineCJul 21, 8:58 PM
The Democrats’ Most Loyal Voters
When I was trying civil jury cases, the conventional wisdom was that plaintiffs wanted jurors who were mad at the world because they thought their merits had not been sufficiently rewarded. The classi
RealClearPoliticsBJul 22, 11:50 AM
Democrats Bleeding Working Class Voters
Tuesday, July 21st on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP National Correspondent Susan Crabtree
Bearing ArmsCJul 22, 6:29 PM
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Alpha NewsDJul 21, 12:40 PM
New Jersey says ‘error’ led to hundreds of noncitizens voting
Share This Story(The Center Square) — New Jersey says a “software error” allowed the state to register thousands of non-U.S. citizens to vote, and that about 400 of them wrongly cast ballots in recent
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