The vast majority of New Jersey residents support requiring photo identification to vote in person and proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, while majorities remain confident that ballots will be counted accurately in November, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today.

The poll, conducted September 24-27, found that 82% support requiring a valid driver’s license, state identification card or U.S. passport to vote in person, including 63% who strongly support the requirement. Seventy-one percent support requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register, including 51% who strongly support it.

The findings come amid scrutiny of New Jersey’s voter registration procedures following the state’s disclosure that approximately 6,600 noncitizens had been registered through the Motor Vehicle Commission. The survey was conducted before Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Oct. 7 announcement that roughly 1,100 additional registration records required correction or review.

Despite support for stricter voting requirements, 74% of residents said they were confident in the accuracy of in-person vote counting, while 59% expressed confidence in mail-in ballot counting. Sixty-six percent were confident that only eligible voters would cast ballots.

The poll found sharp partisan differences. Ninety-five percent of Republicans strongly support requiring photo identification, compared with 42% of Democrats. For proof of citizenship, strong support stood at 85% among Republicans and 27% among Democrats.

Republicans were also less confident in election procedures. Only 12% were very confident that only eligible voters would cast ballots, compared with 59% of Democrats. Seven percent of Republicans were very confident that mail-in ballots would be counted accurately, compared with 47% of Democrats.

“Republicans are the most emphatic about tightening the rules and the least sure the system is working as it stands,” said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

The survey also found that strong support for voting requirements declined as educational attainment increased. Black residents were less likely than white and Hispanic residents to strongly support the requirements but expressed greater confidence that only eligible voters would cast ballots.

The poll surveyed 1,004 New Jersey adults from Sept. 24-27 through the Rutgers-Eagleton/SSRS Garden State Panel. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.