The Republican National Committee said Tuesday it is providing resources and legal support to the New Jersey Republican Party in a court fight over mail-in ballot security.
"Democrats are once again trying to change election rules at the last minute to count ineligible ballots," RNC Chairman Joe Gruters wrote in a public statement shared with Newsmax. "New Jersey law is clear — unsealed or tampered ballots can't be counted.
"That's why the RNC is supporting the NJGOP's efforts to make sure only lawful votes are counted."
The move comes after the New Jersey Democratic State Committee sued the Bergen County Board of Elections, seeking to let about 300 voters "cure" mail-in ballots returned with unsealed envelopes. State law requires officials to reject ballots that are unsealed or show signs of tampering.
The case adds to a growing list of RNC-supported lawsuits in several states aimed at tightening rules for absentee and mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
The RNC hailed President Donald Trump's executive order on election integrity earlier this year.
"President Trump's executive order is a huge win for election integrity," then-RNC Chairman Michael Whatley, who has left to run for the Senate in North Carolina, wrote in a March statement. "On the campaign trail, President Trump promised voters he would act to secure our elections, and with this executive order he is doing just that.
"Requiring proof of citizenship, stopping voter fraud, and ending Democrat abuses of power are all commonsense steps to secure our elections. The RNC is already following through on the president's action, and our election integrity program is hard at work ahead of the 2026 midterms to protect the vote."
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