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MVC tells noncitizens mistakenly registered to vote to seek removal from rolls

July 25, 2026 5:55 pm

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is advising noncitizens who were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error to contact election officials and request removal from the voter rolls. Meanwhile, the New Jersey Division of Elections will remove...

New Jersey creates school civil rights unit as Trump administration retreats

July 23, 2026 8:40 pm

New Jersey is creating a new civil rights enforcement unit to investigate discrimination in schools and other public accommodations, stepping into a void state officials say was created by the Trump administration’s retreat from protecting students at the federal level....

Attorney General proposes new restrictions, procedures for OPRA requests

July 22, 2026 5:54 pmJuly 22, 2026 7:03 pm

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is seeking to place additional investigative and legal records beyond the public’s reach under proposed changes to the Department of Law and Public Safety’s public records regulations. The proposal would exempt records that could...

Assembly Republicans seek special committee with subpoena power to investigate MVC voter registration failure

July 22, 2026 2:41 pmJuly 22, 2026 4:04 pm

All 23 Assembly Republicans are asking Speaker Craig Coughlin to create a special bipartisan legislative committee with subpoena power to investigate how a software failure at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission resulted in roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to...

Statement of IDEMIA, the MVC software vendor

July 21, 2026 7:25 pmJuly 21, 2026 7:26 pm

The software vendor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, IDEMIA, issued a statement tonight blaming the Division of Elections and the Department of State: “IDEMIA works with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and has for more than 40...

Statements on the departure of Jeremy Feigenbaum

July 21, 2026 12:27 pm

The following statements were issued following the announcement that New Jersey Solicitor General Jeremy Feigenbaum will leave state government on September 10. FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL MATT PLATKIN “In a short time, Jeremy Feigenbaum has established himself as a member of...

Sundeep Iyer will succeed Feigenbaum as Solicitor General of New Jersey

July 21, 2026 10:05 amJuly 21, 2026 1:30 pm

Sundeep Iyer, a senior member of Attorney General Jennifer Davenport’s leadership team, will become New Jersey’s solicitor general following Jeremy Feigenbaum’s departure on September 10. Gov. Mikie Sherrill is expected to formally announce Iyer’s appointment at a later date, but...