Bill > HB67

This bill modifies existing Alabama law regarding voter information, primarily focusing on the accessibility and protection of voter lists. It mandates that the Secretary of State provide voter lists electronically and in a timely manner, establishing procedures for obtaining them in an electronic format and limiting the fee for an electronic voter list to $1,000, with other reproduction costs to be reasonable and posted online. The bill clarifies that voter lists and election history for the last 10 election cycles are accessible to anyone who applies and pays the fee, but it designates Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, email addresses, and telephone numbers as confidential and generally not disseminable, with exceptions for government agencies and for individuals who register or update their information after June 1, 2026, and elect to have their telephone number shared. Proceeds from the sale of voter lists will be retained by the Secretary of State for voter registration purposes, and legislators and the Administrative Office of Courts will receive copies of voter lists without charge for specific uses, with provisions also made for reciprocal exchanges with other states. Crucially, the bill makes it unlawful to sell or publish portions of voter lists or use voter data for commercial purposes, except for uses related to electioneering or political campaign purposes as defined by law, and it sets an effective date of June 1, 2026.