Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07392 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 6393 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7392
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 6393
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10	10	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
11	11	AND ELECTIONS
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING VO TER PRIVACY.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) Notwithstanding any 1
25	25	provision of the general statutes, the Secretary of the State or a 2
26	26	registrar of voters, as applicable, shall not disclose voter registration 3
27	27	information maintained under title 9 of the general statutes, except that 4
28	28	the Secretary or a registrar of voters shall provide a copy of any record 5
29	29	containing voter registration information upon the request of any 6
30	30	candidate, candidate committee or political committee. As used in this 7
31	31	section, "candidate", "candidate committee" and "political committee" 8
32	32	have the same meanings as provided in section 9-601 of the general 9
33	33	statutes. 10
34	34	(b) Prior to providing any copy of a record containing voter 11
35	35	registration information pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the 12
36	36	Secretary or a registrar of voters, as applicable, shall (1) redact such 13
37	37	copy to remove for each voter listed thereon (A) the date of birth, (B) 14
38	38	the motor vehicle operator's license or identity card number, if any, (C) 15 Raised Bill No. 7392
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42	42	LCO No. 6393 2 of 2
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44	44	the Social Security number, and (D) the signature, and (2) ensure that 16
45	45	such copy includes for each voter listed thereon (A) the name, (B) the 17
46	46	residential and mailing address, if different, (C) the phone number, if 18
47	47	any, and (D) the party affiliation, if any. 19
48	48	(c) Prior to receiving any copy of a record containing voter 20
49	49	registration information provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this 21
50	50	section, such candidate, candidate committee or political committee, as 22
51	51	applicable, shall file with the Secretary of the State, in a manner 23
52	52	prescribed by the Secretary, a statement (1) identifying the candidate 24
53	53	or committee requesting such voter registration information, (2) 25
54	54	indicating the purpose for which such candidate or committee is 26
55	55	requesting such voter registration information, and (3) agreeing to not 27
56	56	further disclose any such voter registration. 28
57	57	(d) Voter registration information disclosed pursuant to subsection 29
58	58	(a) of this section shall not be used for any commercial purpose, 30
59	59	including, but not limited to, the advertisement, solicitation, sale or 31
60	60	marketing of products or services to any voter or voter's household. 32
61	61	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
62	62	sections:
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64	64	Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
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66	66	Statement of Purpose:
67	67	To limit disclosure of certain voter registration information to
68	68	candidates, candidate committees and political committees only and
69	69	for noncommercial purposes only, and require that any such candidate
70	70	or committee register with the Secretary of the State and agree to not
71	71	further disclose any such voter registration information.
72	72	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
73	73	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
74	74	not underlined.]
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