HB1084 clarifies what voter registration records county auditors must keep publicly available and what information they can restrict from public view. The bill specifies that county auditors maintain a digital master file with voter registration details, election voting history, and absentee ballot application information, while establishing that certain sensitive information in these records can be kept confidential under specific exceptions listed in state law. This ensures voters' personal information is protected while keeping most registration records accessible to the public during normal office hours.
The amendment significantly BROADENS the scope of voter registration information protected from public disclosure by removing specific protections limited to judicial officers and instead creating a blanket exemption for personally identifiable information (home address, phone number, email) of all elected and appointed officials at statewide, legislative, and federal levels, plus judges and law enforcement officers. This shifts the bill from narrowly protecting judicial officers' safety to comprehensively shielding the personal contact information of a much wider category of public officials.
The enrollment process reformatted the bill's technical presentation and expanded the categories of people whose voter registration information is protected from public disclosure—changing from only judges to now include both judges and law enforcement officers as defined by state law. This BROADENS the bill's privacy protections beyond the original scope.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 534
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 497
Signed by the President S.J. 448
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 477
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 3. S.J. 416
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1. S.J. 34
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 143
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 53, NAYS 14. H.J. 167
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1. H.J. 6
Judiciary Motion to amend H.J. 6
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 113
First Reading House H.J. 43
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended