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New Jersey’s voter registration glitch triggered a GOP and media meltdown. California tossing nearly 150,000 ballots drew silence

New Jersey’s voter registration glitch triggered a GOP and media meltdown. California tossing nearly 150,000 ballots drew silence

The Trump administration and GOP responded to New Jersey’s glitch with outrage. What happened in California should have been a much bigger scandal.

“Just ONE illegal vote cancels out the vote of a U.S. citizen,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared after New Jersey last week disclosed a voter registration software failure that led to fewer than 400 alleged noncitizens voting.

The Trump administration and the GOP responded to New Jersey’s glitch with outrage. They immediately launched a federal probe, doubled down on calls to pass the SAVE America Act and threatened to issue congressional subpoenas to get to the bottom of the episode.

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