Social Security Administration Announces "Most Comprehensive Clean-Up" in Agency's History – What This Could Mean For Elections

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has undertaken its most extensive record cleanup in 91 years, correcting millions of records, including adding 17 million dates of death and updating citizenship information for 25 million individuals. This initiative has significant implications for election integrity, as the SSA database is a key tool for verifying voter eligibility, citizenship, and whether a person is deceased. States may now use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, which queries SSA data, to enhance voter list accuracy.

• The SSA announced its largest-ever record cleanup, aiming to improve the accuracy and integrity of its database.
• This cleanup involved adding 17 million death dates and updating citizenship information for approximately 25 million records.
• The initiative could have major implications for election integrity by aiding states in validating voter eligibility.
• The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, which uses SSA data, is now available for states to use voluntarily for voter verification.
• Concerns about ‘dead people voting’ and ‘illegals voting’ are highlighted due to inaccuracies in previously uncorrected SSA records.
• The U.S. Attorney’s office has warned about potential legal consequences for processing ballots cast by non-citizens.