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NJ voter ID debate grows after Gov. Sherrill signals openness to legislation
Дата публикации: 04-08-2026 16:41:23



The debate over voter ID in New Jersey is drawing renewed attention after Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would support a voter ID law if one reached her desk.
The issue has been in the spotlight since Sherrill announced last month that a software error placed thousands of people on the state’s voter rolls even after they indicated they were not U.S. citizens.
During an “Ask the Governor” segment, Sherrill was asked whether she would support some form of voter ID.
“If that was the law passed here, I would support that. I don’t have a problem with voter ID,” Sherrill said.
Those comments prompted a letter expressing “significant concern” from several organizations, including the ACLU of New Jersey, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference.
“In the simplest terms, we’re just conveying that voter ID laws are bad policy,” Lisa Weisberg, supervising attorney for the ACLU of New Jersey, said. “They make it harder for people to vote, they drive turnout down, and these burdens fall disproportionately on specific communities, especially younger voters and voters of color.”
Weisberg said she was surprised by the governor’s comments.
“Yeah, I was a bit surprised because Gov. Sherrill has an amazing track record so far in her tenure,” she said.
New Jersey Sen. Michael Testa, a Republican from Vineland, welcomed Sherrill’s remarks.
Testa is a co-sponsor of legislation that would require voters to present identification, such as a valid New Jersey driver’s license, a Motor Vehicle Commission-issued ID or a U.S. passport, to vote.
“It doesn’t make any sense to me where people are making this argument that this will exclude eligible voters,” Testa said.
Asked about concerns that a voter ID requirement could burden older residents or others who may not have qualifying identification, Testa said the proposal is intended to protect election integrity without preventing eligible voters from casting ballots.
“I want to be very clear — I do not want to exclude anyone from voting that is actually an eligible voter,” Testa said. “This bill is designed to restore confidence in the electoral process in the state of New Jersey.”
A spokesperson for the governor responded to the advocacy groups’ letter, saying, “Governor Sherrill served our country in the military and as a public servant because she believes in every citizen’s right to participate in our democracy by voting.”
The spokesperson added, “Governor Sherrill supports the current rules requiring ID for voter registration and she is open to considering proposals to strengthen those to make sure we have the strongest, fairest elections in the nation.”
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC Philadelphia. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC Philadelphia journalist edited the article for publication.


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The debate over voter ID in New Jersey is drawing renewed attention after Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would support a voter ID law if one reached her desk.

The issue has been in the spotlight since Sherrill announced last month that a software error placed thousands of people on the state's voter rolls even after they indicated they were not U.S. citizens.

During an "Ask the Governor" segment, Sherrill was asked whether she would support some form of voter ID.

"If that was the law passed here, I would support that. I don't have a problem with voter ID," Sherrill said.

Those comments prompted a letter expressing "significant concern" from several organizations, including the ACLU of New Jersey, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference.

"In the simplest terms, we're just conveying that voter ID laws are bad policy," Lisa Weisberg, supervising attorney for the ACLU of New Jersey, said. "They make it harder for people to vote, they drive turnout down, and these burdens fall disproportionately on specific communities, especially younger voters and voters of color."

Weisberg said she was surprised by the governor's comments.

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"Yeah, I was a bit surprised because Gov. Sherrill has an amazing track record so far in her tenure," she said.

New Jersey Sen. Michael Testa, a Republican from Vineland, welcomed Sherrill's remarks.

Testa is a co-sponsor of legislation that would require voters to present identification, such as a valid New Jersey driver's license, a Motor Vehicle Commission-issued ID or a U.S. passport, to vote.

"It doesn't make any sense to me where people are making this argument that this will exclude eligible voters," Testa said.

Asked about concerns that a voter ID requirement could burden older residents or others who may not have qualifying identification, Testa said the proposal is intended to protect election integrity without preventing eligible voters from casting ballots.

"I want to be very clear — I do not want to exclude anyone from voting that is actually an eligible voter," Testa said. "This bill is designed to restore confidence in the electoral process in the state of New Jersey."

A spokesperson for the governor responded to the advocacy groups' letter, saying, "Governor Sherrill served our country in the military and as a public servant because she believes in every citizen's right to participate in our democracy by voting."

The spokesperson added, "Governor Sherrill supports the current rules requiring ID for voter registration and she is open to considering proposals to strengthen those to make sure we have the strongest, fairest elections in the nation."

This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC Philadelphia. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC Philadelphia journalist edited the article for publication.

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