RNC Backs NJGOP in Bergen County Mail-Ballot Cure Dispute

Overview

• The New Jersey Democratic State Committee sued the Bergen County Board of Elections seeking to let about 300 voters fix mail ballots returned in unsealed envelopes.
• The New Jersey Republican Party intervened in the case, arguing state law requires rejection of ballots with unsealed or tampered envelopes.
• RNC Chairman Joe Gruters announced the national party’s support, accusing Democrats of trying to change rules at the last minute to count ineligible ballots.
• The RNC casts the New Jersey fight as part of a coordinated effort, noting related lawsuits in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Georgia, Michigan, and Mississippi and its defense of President Trump’s election-related executive order.
• The core question—whether unsealed-envelope ballots may be cured—remains before the court, with Republicans urging strict enforcement to ensure only lawful votes are counted.