The bill amends the Wyoming Election Code to clarify the confidentiality of certain election records. Specifically, it states that records containing sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates, telephone numbers, tribal identification card numbers, email addresses, as well as cast ballots, cast ballot images, and cast vote records of individual voters, are not considered public records and must be kept confidential. This change aims to enhance the protection of voters' personal information while still allowing access to necessary confidential information by members of the county or state canvassing boards for official purposes.

The bill also specifies that the availability and dissemination of election records by the county clerk will adhere to the Wyoming Public Records Act, except for the aforementioned confidential information. The effective date for this act is set for July 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-2-113