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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 923 requires citizenship verification via Social Security Administration and bans private funding for voter registration
Last action · March 11, 2026: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)Sponsor: Daniel Grossberg
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 923 requires county clerks to verify an applicant's United States citizenship with the Social Security Administration before registration and prohibits government bodies and county clerks from accepting private monetary funds for voter registration activities unless part of a valid contract for goods and services.
Changes registration verification procedures by mandating federal citizenship checks and prohibiting local election offices from utilizing private grants or donations for voter registration operations.
- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the state legislature responsible for enacting and amending state laws. context
- HB 923 was introduced in the 2026 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County clerks
County clerks must verify applicant citizenship with the Social Security Administration, redact Social Security numbers from records, and refuse private monetary funds for registration activities.
Voter registration applicants
Applicants are subject to mandatory Social Security Administration citizenship verification before their voter registration can be completed.
Local government bodies
City, county, urban-county, consolidated, unified, and charter county governments are prohibited from accepting private monetary funds for voter registration activities.
Key Facts
- County clerks must verify with the United States Social Security Administration that an applicant is a United States citizen upon receiving a completed registration form before registering the applicant.
- County clerks, city governments, county governments, urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, unified local governments, and charter county governments are prohibited from accepting private monetary funds to assist with voter registration activities unless accepted as part of a valid contract for goods and services.
- Voter registration closes the fourth Tuesday preceding through the first Monday following any primary or general election, and twenty-eight days prior to and seven days following any special election.
- Voters who register during the period that registration is closed are not permitted to vote in the upcoming election, with exceptions for certain registration transfers.
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- County clerks must redact a registered voter's Social Security number before duplicating and furnishing registration records to citizens upon request.
- All forms pertaining to registration are prescribed and furnished by the State Board of Elections and include the voter's name, date of birth, party affiliation, Social Security number, and addresses.
- Individuals or groups shall have access to a reasonable number of voter registration forms in the county clerk's office and must act under the supervision of the county clerk when returning completed forms.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Mandatory SSA Verification and Private Funding Ban
The bill shifts election administration policy by explicitly requiring Social Security Administration citizenship checks prior to registration and prohibiting private financial support for voter registration activities outside of commercial contracts.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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