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Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor
Office of Income Security Programs
William L. Farrell, Director
Office of Systems Security Operations Management
Pete Monaghan, Senior Program Policy Advisor
Office of Income Security Programs
William L. Farrell, Director
Office of Systems Security Operations Management
Help America Vote ActHelp America Vote Act
November 29, 2007November 29, 2007
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OverviewOverview
• History• Background
– American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
– Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
• Architecture• State Agreements• FY 2007 Statistics• Observations
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HistoryHistory
• 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
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• Election Agency – MVA
• MVA – AAMVA
• AAMVA – SSA: Telecommunications and billing
• SSA & MVA: Privacy, process and reimbursement
AgreementsAgreements
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• 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
Design HighlightsDesign Highlights
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Design ConsiderationsDesign 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
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Verification RoutineVerification 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
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• 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• SSA data may be outdated, incorrect
ResultsResults
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AAMVA ArchitectureAAMVA Architecture
State MVA Mainframe
AAMVA Mainframe Network Control System
State file datastore
AAMVA environment
SSA Mainframe
UNI
Spooled requests
Management InformationReports
ALPHIDENTNUMIDENT
SSA Environment
Mainframe environment
Billing
Dedicated circuit with a secure bind
Woodlawn, MD
Arlington, VA
SSANET
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HAVA ArchitectureHAVA Architecture
Local Workstation Local Workstation Local Workstation
Local Election Boards
State MVA Mainframe
AAMVA Mainframe Network Control System
State file datastore
AAMVA environment
SSA Mainframe
UNI
Spooled requests
Management InformationReports
HAVV
Top Secret
ALPHIDENTNUMIDENT
SSA Environment
Mainframe environment
Billing
Dedicated circuit with a secure bind
Woodlawn, MD
Arlington, VA
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Status of State AgreementsStatus of State Agreements
Implemented41
Exempt7
Received5
Pending1
Manual Process
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Note: This data includes states and territories.
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Status of State AgreementsStatus of State AgreementsState Status State Status State Status
Alabama Implemented Maine Implemented Pennsylvania Implemented
Alaska Implemented Maryland Implemented Rhode Island Implemented
Arizona Implemented Massachusetts Implemented South Carolina Exempt
Arkansas Implemented Michigan Implemented South Dakota Implemented
California Implemented Minnesota Received Tennessee EXEMPT
Colorado Implemented Mississippi Received Texas Implemented
Connecticut Implemented Missouri Implemented Utah Implemented
Delaware Implemented Montana Implemented Vermont Implemented
D.C. Implemented Nebraska Implemented Virginia Exempt
Florida Implemented Nevada Implemented Washington Implemented
Georgia* Implemented New Hampshire Implemented West Virginia Implemented
Hawaii Exempt New Jersey Implemented Wisconsin Implemented
Idaho Implemented New Mexico Exempt Wyoming Implemented
Illinois Received New York Implemented Guam Pending
Indiana Implemented North Carolina Implemented Puerto Rico Received
Iowa Implemented North Dakota Exempt Virgin Islands Received
Kansas Implemented Ohio Implemented American Samoa Manual Process
Kentucky Exempt Oklahoma Implemented
Louisiana Implemented Oregon Implemented
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Fiscal Year 2007 DataFiscal Year 2007 Data
Total Number of Transactions 2,352,204
Number of States Making Transactions 40
Largest Amount 583,266
Fewest Amount 21
Cost per Transaction $0.0062
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Verification ResultsVerification Results
Fiscal Year 2007Total Transactions 2,352,204 Percent of Total
Non Matches 1,046,855 44.5%
Matches 1,305,344 55.5%
Single Match Alive 1,298,578 55.2%
Single Match Deceased 6,525 0.277%
Multiple Match Alive 205 0.009%
Multiple Match Deceased 0 0.000%
Mixed 36 0.002%
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Selected State DataSelected State Data
StateLicensed Drivers
Registered Voters
Verification Requests
State A 1,487,899 965,000 583,266
State B 4,536,205 3,031,000 318,692
State C 7,656,362 6,003,000 264,530
State D 11,356,988 8,624,000 48,198
State E 7,065,438 5,364,000 4,960
State F 12,905,813 8,219,000 34,044
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• State Education/Reminder
• Excessive verification?
• MVA’s must follow SSA Disclosure Policy
ObservationsObservations
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Contact InformationContact Information
William L. Farrell
Director, OSSOM
6401 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21235
• 410-965-2411
Pete Monaghan
Senior Program Policy Advisor, OISP
6401 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21235
• 410-966-9972