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Can I collect social security numbers from participants in West Virginia? What are the requirements?

Based on the information provided in the context documents, it is unclear what type of participants you are collecting social security numbers from and for what purpose. However, according to WVCS 64-32-19, persons or entities required under W. Va. Code or rules to report social security numbers to the section of vital statistics shall do so. Unless a social security number has not been assigned, or absent other provisions of federal regulations, W. Va. Code or rules, there shall be no good cause for not furnishing a social security number. Unless otherwise restricted by W. Va. Code or rules, the State Registrar may use a social security number obtained from the filing of a vital record for all purposes approved by the Social Security Administration.

It is important to note that there are certain circumstances where individuals may remain anonymous, such as in the case of lottery winners who win a gross prize equal to or exceeding $1 million from a winning West Virginia State Lottery draw game ticket. In this case, the winner may remain anonymous, but only to the extent that disclosure of their name, personal contact information, and likeness is limited to the West Virginia State Lottery, its employees and officers, and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act set forth in §29B-1-1 et seq. of this code [2.1].

Additionally, there are specific regulations in place for protected records voter registration and maintaining protected records voter information. The residential and/or true mailing address for a protected records voter shall not be maintained on any voter registration database and shall not be publicly accessible regardless of the type of records management system [6.2].

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