SB1375

THE CONTEXT: Upon request for an authorized use, an officer in charge of elections must prepare additional copies of an official precinct list and provide them to the requestor on payment of the prescribed fee. Authorized uses include for a political party activity, a political party campaign or election, for revising election district boundaries but not for commercial purposes.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require the County Recorder to provide access at no cost to voter registration rolls via an internet portal that is accessible to the public and allows the information to be downloaded, add that information derived from voter registration rolls may be used for purposes relating to a political or political party activity, political campaign or an election, for revising election district boundaries and other legally authorized purposes but not for commercial purposes, and require the officer in charge of elections to provide for electronic access to specified voter registration information.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would require the County Recorder to provide access at no cost to voter registration rolls via an internet portal that is accessible to the public and allows the information to be downloaded, and would also add that information derived from voter registration rolls may be used for purposes relating to a political or political party activity, political campaign or an election, for revising election district boundaries and other legally authorized purposes but not for commercial purposes, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.