This bill mandates that town and city clerks make absentee ballot voter lists available for public inspection, with specific provisions regarding the timing and conditions of such access. The lists will be available for public inspection 60 days after the election day for which the absentee ballot was requested, or earlier if a court order is obtained. Notably, the bill includes a provision that excludes voters who have presented valid protective orders from being listed in the publicly accessible absentee ballot lists.

Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of State to compile and report on absentee ballot information using data from the statewide centralized voter registration database. This report will detail the number of absentee ballot requests received by mail, the addresses to which ballots were sent, and specific instances where multiple ballots were sent to a common address. The intent of these provisions is to enhance transparency in the absentee voting process while also protecting the privacy of certain voters.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 657:15