SR110

A Senate Resolution constituting a special committee of the Senate entitled the “New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee.”

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:

1. The Legislature finds and declares that:

a. On July 21, 2026, Governor Sherrill disclosed that 6,600 noncitizens were unlawfully registered to vote through the Motor Vehicle Commission’s automatic voter registration system between June 2023 and June 2024.

b. The Governor admitted that nearly 400 unlawfully registered non-citizens subsequently voted illegally in elections in this State.

c. Every unlawful vote that was cast in this State translates to a New Jersey citizen who has been disenfranchised by having his or her lawful vote fully negated.

d. According to the Governor, this egregious breach of the integrity of the State’s voting system was known to certain State officials for years before it was disclosed to the public and remains unresolved.

e. The Governor has provided very little information about how the improper registrations occurred, how the matter remained secret and went unaddressed for as long as it did, or how the State will protect future elections.

f. The people of this State are entitled to an electoral system that is accurate, secure, and properly administered; however, the Governor’s alarming disclosures and lack of transparency have caused significant damage to the public’s confidence in the security of the State’s elections.

g. The seriousness of this matter undoubtedly warrants independent, bipartisan legislative oversight, as it threatens the very bedrock of the State’s democratic process.

2. There is constituted a special committee of the Senate entitled the “New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee.” The committee shall be comprised of seven members appointed by the Senate President, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party. There shall be two co-chairs of the special committee appointed jointly by the Senate President and Senate Minority Leader from among the appointed members, who shall not be members of the same political party.

3. a. The New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee shall review:

(1) how the improper voter registrations occurred;

(2) which State officials were aware of the improper voter registrations or illegal votes and when the officials became aware, as well as which State officials could have or should have been aware or acted to prevent the improper registrations or illegal votes from occurring;

(3) what corrective measures and public disclosures, if any, were made since the improper voter registrations and illegal votes occurred;

(4) what impact the illegal votes had on elections held in this State;

(5) whether the issue extends beyond the improper registrations and unlawful votes already identified; and

(6) whether the integrity of the State’s voting system has been compromised in any other way or how it could be better protected going forward.

b. Upon the conclusion of its review, the committee shall issue and publish a report of its findings and make recommendations to the Senate regarding changes to the voter registration process in New Jersey.

4. For the purposes of carrying out its charge under this resolution, the New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee shall have all the powers conferred under the laws and the Constitutions of the State of New Jersey and of the United States, including, but not limited to, the following powers, provided that no subpoena shall be issued by the committee without the written consent of both co-chairs, the President of the Senate, and the Senate Minority Leader:

a. the powers conferred pursuant to chapter 13 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes, including, but not limited to, the power to issue subpoenas to compel attendance and testimony of persons and the production of books, papers, correspondence, other documents and materials, and electronic records and data;

b. to hold hearings, take testimony under oath, and receive documentary or physical evidence relating to the matters and questions it is authorized to investigate or study;

c. to use any and all reasonable means of interviewing or fact-gathering, including, but not limited to, preliminary conferences or interviews;

d. to convene a meeting or hearing to determine the adequacy of the return and rule on the objection if a return on a subpoena or order for the production of documentary evidence is incomplete or accompanied by an objection;

e. to utilize the powers provided under R.S.52:13-3 or hold individuals or entities in contempt of the committee;

f. to make findings and reports to the Senate of any recommendations, including recommendations for enforcement, that the committee may consider appropriate with respect to the willful failure or refusal of any person to appear before it, to answer questions or give testimony during an appearance of that person as a witness, or to produce before the committee any books, papers, correspondence, other documents and materials, and electronic records and data that the committee may request;

g. to respond to any judicial or other process, or to make application to the courts of this State, or any other state, or the United States;

h. to report possible violations of any law, rule, regulation, or code to appropriate federal, State, or local authorities; and

i. to adopt additional rules or procedures not inconsistent with this resolution.

5. a. The New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of the State of New Jersey, any political subdivision of the State, and any agency thereof, as may be required and as may be available to it for that purpose, and to employ any other services as may be deemed necessary, in order to perform the duties provided herein, and within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for that purpose.

b. The New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee, upon the written approval of the President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader, shall be entitled to call to its assistance, employ, and avail itself of the services of one or more special counsel retained to assist the New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee.

6. This Senate resolution shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This Senate resolution constitutes a special committee of the Senate entitled the “New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee.” The committee will investigate the unlawful voter registration of 6,600 noncitizens through the Motor Vehicle Commission’s automatic voter registration system between June 2023 and June 2024.

The committee will consist of seven members, who will be members of the Senate appointed by the Senate President, and no more than four of whom will be members of the same political party.

The committee will investigate:

how the improper registrations occurred;

which State officials were aware of the improper registrations or illegal votes and when they became aware as well as which State officials could have or should have been aware or acted to prevent the improper registrations or illegal votes from occurring;

what corrective measures and public disclosures, if any, were made since the improper registrations and illegal votes occurred;

what impact the illegal votes had on elections held in this State;

whether the issue extends beyond the improper registrations and unlawful votes already identified; and

whether the integrity of the State’s voting system has been compromised in any other way or could be better protected going forward.

Upon the conclusion of its review, the committee will issue and publish a report of its findings and make recommendations to the Senate regarding changes to the voter registration process in New Jersey.

The committee will have a number of powers granted to it for the purposes of its investigations, including, but not limited to, the power to:

issue subpoenas to compel attendance and testimony of persons and the production of documents and materials;

hold hearings, take testimony under oath, and receive documentary or physical evidence;

use any and all reasonable means of interviewing or fact-gathering;

convene a meeting or hearing to determine the adequacy of the return of requested documentary evidence, and rule on whether documentary evidence requested by a subpoena is incomplete or accompanied by an objection;

hold individuals or entities in contempt of the committee;

respond to any judicial or other process, or to make application to the courts of this State, or any other state, or the United States; and

report possible violations of any law, rule, regulation, or code to appropriate federal, State, or local authorities.