Chapter 3 — Registering To Vote
3.E. Documentation Needed To Register To Vote.
3.E.6. Providing A Social Security Number.
When registering to vote, registrants may be reluctant to state their Social Security number out-loud; especially in public in a room full of people they don't know.
Persons registering to vote are not required to provide their Social Security number, partial Social Security number, or Social Security card.
Persons registering to vote cannot be refused to register to vote for not providing their Social Security number, partial Social Security number, or Social Security card.
Voters cannot be refused a ballot for not providing their Social Security number, partial Social Security number, or Social Security card.
Registrants and voters can voluntarily offer their Social Security card and information.
Election Judges and registrars cannot be challenged for asking.
Bottom Line:
- 1. They can be asked.
- 2. They can refuse without consequence.
If someone registering to vote is asked for their Social Security number, card, or the last four (4) digits of their Social Security number and they refuse. If there is any push-back from the Election Judge or registrar, then the poll watcher can say, "I'm not challenging you asking for a Social Security number, but the voter should know..."
What the Poll Watcher Is Looking For.
Voter registration forms, on paper and online, contain the following notice:
In Grace Period registration, the registration questions are read to the registrant, the caution is not included.
If the poll watcher chooses to challenge asking for the Social Security number, the poll watcher must state two points in the challenge:
- 1. Registrant or voter can voluntarily provide their Social Security number.
- 2. The poll watcher is not challenging the Election Judge because the Election Judge has a right to ask.