Credit: SWNS / Jeff Athey<br /><br />A man says he was declared dead by social security and tax officials - which left him unable to drive, vote or claim tax returns for four years.<br /><br />Jeff Athey, now 28, was stated as passed away by the US Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2017.<br /><br />Jeff, a writer, actor and producer from New York City, had to fight for several years to get "legally resurrected". <br /><br />From 2017 to 2021, Jeff was unable to renew his driving licence, which meant he couldn't drive.<br /><br />His voter registration was removed, leaving him unable to cast his vote in the 2018 midterm elections.<br /><br />And whilst able to pay taxes, he couldn't claim tax returns.<br /><br />Jeff first realised he had been declared dead when his tax return was denied in March 2019. <br /><br />He immediately went to a local SSA office and was met with an employee who had no idea how to carry out his request.
