IDEMIA fired back at New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, insisting its software did not cause over 6,000 noncitizens to register to vote and that the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, verifies registrations.
IDEMIA works with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and has for more than 40 years, to support the process through which eligible individuals may indicate their interest in registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver’s license or state-issued identification card. IDEMIA’s role is to transmit information through the motor vehicle system. The voter registration information is transmitted to the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, which is ultimately responsible for verifying eligibility to vote. Information submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections.
We all laughed at Sherrill when she blamed a “software error” for the registration issues, without offering any evidence that the software caused the problem.
The people ended up registered to vote despite answering “no” when asked whether they held U.S. citizenship on their driver’s license or identification card applications.
Sherrill claimed “fewer than 400” of those individuals voted.
I googled “who verifies eligibility to vote in New Jersey.” The search took me to the New Jersey Department of State.
If you don’t vote at the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC), you can register to vote through the Department of State website or mail a form to the County Commissioner of Registration or Superintendent of Elections of your county.
So it sounds like all voter registration does indeed go through the New Jersey Department of State.
Guess which state also uses IDEMIA? California.
Thanks, Rusty Weiss at RedState, for catching this nugget:
California announced a partnership with IDEMIA in 2022 to modernize its DMV operations, including issuing all driver’s licenses and identification cards starting in late 2025. The contract was for 12 years, while a press release from the company indicated they had been providing physical ID cards and technology to the Golden State for more than 64 years.IDEMIA CEO Rob Gardner announced at the time that the partnership was “not just about aesthetics” but “about raising the bar on security and trust.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been throwing fire at the Trump administration, stressing that no federal officials will get near the state’s election information.
Will Newsom change his mind now? Sherrill used the information to hit back at Trump and take credit for election integrity…even though the announcement just happened to come out after the president spoke about election fraud and DHS found over 30,000 noncitizens on New Jersey’s voter rolls.
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