This bill amends provisions relating to voter registration records.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- modifies and recodifies provisions relating to:
the information in a voter registration record that is available to a person based on the capacity in which the person requests the information; andthe requirements to obtain additional privacy protection for a voter registration record;
- provides that a voter's voter registration record that, before May 7, 2025, was classified as private without requiring a reason for the classification will be reclassified as a public voter registration record, unless the voter takes certain action to obtain additional protection for the voter's voter registration record;
- requires an election officer to notify a voter whose voter registration is subject to reclassification as described in the preceding paragraph in order to give the voter an opportunity to apply for additional protection for the voter's voter registration record;
- requires the assignment of new voter identification numbers;
- modifies the voter registration form to reflect the changes made in this bill; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Substitute #1: 20A-1-102, 20A-2-104, 20A-2-108, 20A-2-204, 20A-2-504, 20A-2-505, 20A-5-410, 20A-6-105, 63G-2-301, 63G-2-302, 63G-2-303
Introduced: 20A-2-104, 20A-2-108, 20A-2-204, 20A-2-505, 20A-5-410, 20A-6-105, 63G-2-301, 63G-2-302, 63G-2-303