Greidinger v. Davis

OPINION

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:

As a consequence of registering to vote in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia), a registered voter’s Social Security number (SSN) is subject to public inspection in the Office of the General Registrar and provided upon request to, among other entities, political parties as part of voter registration lists. Applying strict scrutiny, the district court held that these provisions of Virginia’s voter registration scheme do not violate appellant’s fundamental right to vote. Greidinger v. Davis, 782 F.Supp. 1106 (E.D.Va.1992). We now reverse.

I

The Constitution of…