Last year, independent presidential candidate Rocky De La Fuente sued Virginia over the requirement that his candidates for presidential elector were being forced to reveal their entire Social Security numbers to the state, before his petition (which lists candidates for presidential elector) could begin to circulate. De La Fuente argued that this made it more difficult for him to recruit candidates for presidential elector. Virginia requires one presidential elector candidate to reside in each of the state’s eleven districts.

The lawsuit is De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d., 1:16cv-1201. It has already survived several attempts by the state to have the case dismissed. On December, both sides agreed to hold a settlement conference on January 4, 2018, at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, at 1:30 p.m. It is likely that both sides will come to some agreement to resolve the issue.