The New Jersey Republican State Committee on Monday asked the Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights to send federal monitors to the Passaic County Board of Elections to oversee vote-by-mail ballot processing ahead of the November 4 general election.
The request, submitted by attorney Jason N. Sena of Archer & Greiner on behalf of the New Jersey Republican Party, urges immediate federal oversight to ensure transparency and prevent a “long and sordid history” of ballot fraud in the county.
The letter, addressed to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, cites multiple indictments for ballot stuffing and falsifying mail-in ballots in recent elections and accuses local officials, including Passaic County Board of Elections Chairman John Currie, of obstructing transparency measures. Sena noted that Republican members of the Board had proposed the use of 24-hour surveillance cameras and detailed sign-in logs to secure ballot storage and counting, but those measures were voted down by Democratic members.
The New Jersey GOP says the ongoing resistance to basic oversight raises serious questions about what county officials are trying to conceal. “When officials resist transparency, it raises serious questions about what they are trying to hide,” the party said in a statement.
Republican officials are now working with the GOP’s national Election Integrity Team to ensure every legal vote is counted. They are calling for stronger safeguards on ballot handling, real-time monitoring of vote processing, and accountability from election authorities.
Republican stakeholders, including the Passaic County Republican Committee Chair, say they possess evidence related to vote-by-mail ballot fraud that they are prepared to share with the Justice Department. The party also says it has at least one audio recording directly connected to the irregularities.
