New Jersey GOP Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon announced Wednesday that the state party is launching an Election Integrity Task Force to identify and address “irregularities” in the state’s election system this year.
The GOP said the task force, comprised of several GOP elections and party officials, will “complement” the Republican National Committee’s ongoing election integrity efforts in the Garden State.
“Like many New Jerseyans, election integrity is of utmost importance to me. All Americans want free, fair and secure elections and a system that maintains the public trust,” Hanlon said in a release. “The NJGOP Election Integrity Task Force will work to help ensure that New Jersey’s elections are securely and fairly administered and help safeguard the integrity of the process.”
New Jersey officials say that despite rare individual charges, New Jersey’s election system remains secure and that there is no evidence of large-scale fraud or abuse.
U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Robert Frazer announced charges last week against four non-citizens who had allegedly illegally voted in federal elections since 2020.
“How were non-citizens able to vote, and how did they end up on the voter rolls in New Jersey in the first place?” Hanlon said. “The Election Integrity Task Force could not come at a better time. I am proud to lead this group of Republicans to ensure fair elections for all New Jerseyans.”
The task force includes Hanlon, Monmouth County clerk; NJ GOP Committeewoman April Bengivenga; James Foerst, secretary and commissioner of registration for the Union County Board of Elections; Linda Hughes, GOP administrator of the Burlington County Board of Elections; NJ GOP Committeeman Donald Katz; National GOP Committeeman William Pallatucci; Atlantic County Republican Chairman and Board of Elections Commissioner Don Purdy; and RNC and NJ GOP counsel Jason Sena.
The Trump administration is suing New Jersey, demanding access to its unredacted voter files.