What's happening
This bill amends election law to keep voters' email addresses and telephone numbers confidential and not publicly accessible.
Why it matters
Protects voter privacy and reduces risk of harassment or unwanted contact. by making email addresses and phone numbers collected during voter registration confidential, which can help prevent misuse by third parties, political campaigns, or bad actors.
Limits potential for identity theft or phishing attacks. since personal contact information will not be publicly accessible, thereby lowering the chances of criminals using this data for fraudulent purposes.
May encourage more people to register to vote. by addressing concerns about personal information being exposed, especially for individuals worried about privacy, stalking, or targeted exploitation.
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History
- Referred to election law
- Referred to election law
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1841
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the confidentiality of certain voter registration records
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-220 of the election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
1. All registration records, certificates, lists, and inventories referred to in, or required by, this chapter shall be public records and open to public inspection under the immediate supervision of the board of elections or its employees and subject to such reasonable regulations as such board may impose, provided, however, that a voter's driver's license number, department of motor vehicle non-driver photo ID number, social security number, email address, telephone number and facsimile number shall not be released for public inspection. No such records shall be handled at any time by any person other than a member of a registration board or board of inspectors of elections or board of elections except as provided by rules imposed by the board of elections.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05235-01-9
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