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Reversed and remanded for further proceedings by published opinion.
Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.
scheme do not violate appellant's fundamental right to vote.
the registration application of a registered voter. Va. Code Ann.
participation and registration for that purpose only. Va. Code Ann.
Greidinger from voting in the November 5, 1991, general election.
ify what uses would be made of his SSN.
applied to register to vote.
trars in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
updated on a continuing basis by local registrars.
security number of a previously registered voter.
ant to the Virginia Code.
registration, thereby helping to prevent voter fraud.
Joint Appendix (J.A.) at 36-40.
comply with S 7(b) of the Privacy Act. Greidinger v. Davis, 782 F.
782 F. Supp. at 1110.
restricted basis. See infra note 6.
times fixed by the secretary of the electoral board.
of Virginia to obtain them.
(Seal) Signature of Purchaser . . . .
cated on the disclosure of his SSN to the public or political entities.
e.g., Marston v. Lewis, 410 U.S. 679 (1973) (residency); Oregon v.
established by the First Amendment rights of the State's citizens."
servation the Supreme Court made almost twenty years ago in Storer.
415 U.S. at 730 (citations and internal quotes omitted).
vote predicated on $1.50 poll tax violates equal protection); Smith v.
voting where stationed); and Kramer v. Union Free School Dist. No.
made "casting a ballot easier for some." Kramer, 395 U.S. at 626 n.6.
ballots were available to others, the Court applied the "rational basis"
basis" test and upheld the statute.
The Supreme Court's continued reliance on the "absolute denial"
142-44; Lubin v. Panish, 415 U.S. 709 (1974); Illinois Elections Bd.
v. Socialist Workers Party, 440 U.S. 173 (1979); but see, Clements v.
(quoting Anderson for the same proposition).
Fourteenth Amendments that the plaintiff seeks to vindicate.
interests make it necessary to burden the plaintiff's rights.
Anderson, 460 U.S. at 789.
two major parties." Id. at 791.
drawn to advance a state interest of compelling importance.
deprivations. Storer, 415 U.S. at 759-62 (Brennan, J., dissenting).
consent to the public disclosure of a would-be voter's SSN.
examine whether this condition imposes a substantial burden.
administering the Social Security laws. See 42 U.S.C. S 405(c)(2)(B).
(codified as amended at 26 U.S.C. SS 6113, 6676).
93d Cong., 2d Sess., reprinted in 1974 U.S. Code Cong. & Admin.
acter and potentially embarrassing or harmful if disclosed.
Id. at 605 (footnote omitted).
account, obtain credit cards, or even obtain the person's paycheck.
individual's refusal to disclose his SSN.
ginia, no substantial burden would exist.
the SSN is narrowly tailored to fulfill that state interest.
ginia's interest in promoting "participation in the electoral process."
privacy that would result from that disclosure. Accord, Pilcher v.
Greidinger's fundamental right to vote.
court's determination on the issue of attorneys' fees at this time.

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