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Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor Office of Income Security Programs

Help America Vote Act. Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor Office of Income Security Programs William L. Farrell, Director Office of Systems Security Operations Management. November 29, 2007. Overview. History Background

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Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor Office of Income Security Programs

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  1. Help America Vote Act Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor Office of Income Security Programs William L. Farrell, Director Office of Systems Security Operations Management November 29, 2007

  2. Overview • History • Background • American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) • Help America Vote Act (HAVA) • Architecture • State Agreements • FY 2007 Statistics • Observations

  3. History • HAVA was passed in October 2002 • Implemented on October 14, 2004 in Iowa • Allows states to verify an applicant by: • driver’s license number OR • last four digits of the SSN

  4. Agreements • Election Agency – MVA • MVA – AAMVA • AAMVA – SSA: Telecommunications and billing • SSA & MVA: Privacy, process and reimbursement

  5. Design Highlights • NASS sponsored workgroup: • NASED, AAMVA, SSA, several States • Desired outcomes: • Prevent fraudulent voting • Avoid incorrect prevention of registration • Provide maximum information • Group developed requirements based on: • Desired outcomes • Limitations of information

  6. Design Considerations • Limited input information • Balance inclusion v. exclusion • True match unknowable: • Each “last four” equals 40,000 SSNs • Provide maximum output information to election agency

  7. Verification Routine • Election agency collects name, DOB, and last four digits of SSN • Transmitted to MVA • MVA transmits to SSA via AAMVA • SSA does exact search of name, month/year of birth and “last four” • Real-time reply sent to MVA via AAMVA

  8. Results • False positives cannot be identified • Match rate? • Last name changes not reported to SSA • Proper first name historically not required • Exact month/year of birth required • SSA data may be outdated, incorrect

  9. AAMVA Architecture

  10. HAVA Architecture

  11. Status of State Agreements

  12. Status of State Agreements

  13. Fiscal Year 2007 Data

  14. Verification Results

  15. Selected State Data

  16. Observations • State Education/Reminder • Excessive verification? • MVA’s must follow SSA Disclosure Policy

  17. William L. Farrell Director, OSSOM 6401 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21235 William.L.Farrell@ssa.gov 410-965-2411 Pete Monaghan Senior Program Policy Advisor, OISP 6401 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21235 Pete.Monaghan@ssa.gov 410-966-9972 Contact Information

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