the requirements to obtain additional privacy protection for a voter registration record;
- provides that a voter's voter registration record that, before January 1, 2027, 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 to give a voter the option of opting into receiving electronic communications from a political party with which the voter affiliates;
- establishes a voter registration subscription service for a state political party and provides the ability for a state political party to verify membership in the party;
- provides for release to a political party of information relating to the number of at-risk voters in the state and in individual state House of Representatives districts;
- establishes additional requirements to ensure the removal of deceased individuals from voter registration records;
- modifies penalties that may be imposed in relation to the unlawful disclosure of a voter registration record;
- makes technical and conforming changes;
- coordinates this bill with S.B. 191, Protective Orders Amendments, to, by reference, adopt a definition added in S.B. 191; and
- coordinates this bill with H.B. 69, Government Records and Information Amendments, to technically merge language in both bills.Statutes affected:
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
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
Substitute #2: 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
Substitute #3: 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
Substitute #4: 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, 63I-2-220