The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office is maintaining its position against sharing voters’ sensitive personal information, including social security numbers, with external parties. This stance follows a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for full social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth for Georgia voters, which the DOJ intended to share with an unnamed third party outside government agencies.
State law prohibits the release of such information to outside entities. Despite this, a Senate Resolution has been introduced urging the office to release these details. “Our office has complied with Department of Justice’s request to the fullest extent of state law,” said an office spokesperson. “If the Senate wishes for our office to release every Georgia voter’s driver’s license number, date of birth, and social security number with no clear limits or supervision, they need to change the law they wrote and passed.”
Senate Resolution 563 calls on the Secretary of State’s Office to provide this data not only to the DOJ but also to an unspecified third party. The Secretary of State’s Office asserts that doing so would violate existing state laws designed to protect voter confidentiality.
“Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger swore an oath to uphold the law and act in the best interests of hardworking Georgians. He will not break the law, compromise private information, or risk identity theft for millions of voters. He’s going to do the right thing and urges Senators to do the same.”
In December 2025, all records legally permitted under state law were sent by the office to support federal investigations into voter list maintenance efforts. These included a complete voter registration list and documentation related to recent maintenance actions.
Georgia has established itself as a leader in election administration by implementing automatic voter registration, offering at least 17 days of early voting—which is considered a high standard—and providing no-excuse absentee voting options. The state has experienced notable increases in voter turnout during recent elections and received high marks from organizations like The Heritage Foundation and Bipartisan Policy Center for election integrity and administration.
