28% of US Voter Verifications Have NO MATCH at Social Security Administration
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Since 2004, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has offered states a straightforward tool to verify voter registration information known as the Help America Vote Verification (HAVV) system. States submit a voter’s name, date of birth, and the last four digits of their Social Security number. The SSA then reports back whether the person is deceased, alive, matches SSA records, or returns a “No Match Found” result.
In 2025, 13% of HAVV verification requests reportedly resulted in a “No Match,” totaling 318,217 out of 2.37 million submissions. Looking back to 2011, nearly 29% of all HAVV submissions have reportedly come back as “No Match,” amounting to more than 28 million voter records that the SSA could not confirm against its database. Supporters of increased oversight argue that this raises concerns about the quality of data being submitted by states for federal elections.
Some have pointed to these figures as justification for the Department of Justice seeking access to state voter rolls, including full Social Security numbers. However, courts in Michigan, Oregon, and California dismissed DOJ efforts to obtain such records. The HAVV system was originally designed to verify the identity of new voters who could not provide a valid driver’s license at the time of registration.
Advocates for stricter voter identification laws say these “No Match” rates highlight the need for legislation such as the SAVE Act, which would require voter ID. They question how states handle applications that receive a “No Match” response from the federal system and whether those applications are approved or rejected.
In 2021, attention was drawn to a sharp increase in HAVV submissions from Arizona, rising from about 500 per week to 70,000 per week between July and August. This surge occurred during the period of a Senate-authorized election audit. Reports indicated that 58% of 673,000 submissions during a 10-week span returned “No Match” results, leading to speculation that voter rolls were being updated or reviewed during that time.
Under the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA 107-252), states are required to verify newly registered voters for federal elections using their Motor Vehicle Administration records. If an applicant cannot provide a driver’s license, the HAVV system is intended to be used instead. Seven states — Kentucky, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia — do not use the HAVV system for various reasons. In 2025, four states reportedly did not process a single voter registration through HAVV.
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