Republican officials in New Jersey say they have identified hundreds of noncitizens listed in the state’s voter registration records, including some individuals who appear to have participated in elections, raising fresh questions about voter roll maintenance and election security.

According to a report released Monday, the discoveries were made after the New Jersey Republican Party and the Republican National Committee obtained voter registration records from all 21 counties across the state and reviewed the data.

Many of the individuals reportedly came forward while pursuing U.S. citizenship and requested that their names be removed from voter rolls. According to the report, a significant number were registered as Democrats but said they were unaware they had been registered and feared the issue could negatively affect their naturalization applications.

The findings come several weeks after New Jersey Republican Party Chairwoman Christine Giordano Hanlon announced the creation of a statewide Election Integrity Task Force.

“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. 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,” Hanlon said.

According to the report, some of the noncitizens identified during the review had documented voting histories. One individual who was removed from the voter rolls in 2015 reportedly cast ballots in 2000, 2001, and the 2008 general election.

Fox News reported that RNC Chairman Joe Gruters believes the individuals discovered so far may represent only a fraction of the overall problem and argued that election officials in New Jersey and other Democrat-led states have not provided sufficient transparency regarding voter list maintenance procedures. The RNC has reportedly requested similar information from 48 states.

“I mean, it’s really incredible because here the Democrats are saying that, you know, noncitizens never vote, this is a non-issue, but every county we’re finding people that are self-reporting now, and I’m glad we’re doing these records request because it’s really eye-opening, because this is just the people that have self-reported,” Gruters told Fox News Digital.

Gruters said maintaining confidence in the electoral process should remain a priority.

“You want a democracy that’s secure and elections that are free and safe and that people can depend upon, and people have full confidence in.”

Questions surrounding New Jersey’s voter rolls have surfaced before. In 2022, the Public Interest Legal Foundation reviewed state voter registration records and reported that nearly 2,400 registered voters were listed as being at least 105 years old.

The latest report comes as President Donald Trump continues urging Congress to approve the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship before an individual could register to vote.

According to Breitbart News, support for the proposal extends beyond Republican voters.

“The Save Act has support from 91 percent of Republicans, 50 percent of Democrats, and 69 percent of independents,” the outlet said in March.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) recently criticized Congress for failing to enact the measure and contrasted the American voting process with election procedures in Colombia.

“It’s kind of embarrassing from the perspective of Congress, that we can’t even pass a SAVE America Act. Let me lay out how Colombian elections are run. First of all, no mail-in balloting. Single day election, you have to have your proof of national citizenship with you to vote. So, it’s not only voter ID, but 100 percent strict proof of citizenship. If you don’t have it with you, they don’t even let you into the hall where you vote,” Moreno said. “All paper ballots, the ballots are counted by hand, and the results are delivered after an hour and a half, after polls close. They have election watchers there that are vigilant, they have judges there that are disputing any claims that are made.”