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Committee advances bill letting parties access voter names while requiring single mail notice before privacy change
Summary
The House committee voted unanimously to advance third substitute House Bill 270, which would allow political parties to obtain voter names from party lists, require a single mailed notice before privacy-status changes in voter rolls, and defer broader implementation until March 2027.
The House Rules Committee on a voice vote advanced third substitute House Bill 270, a measure that would change how voter registration privacy status is handled and allow political parties access to voter names for party functions.
The bill would let political parties obtain voter names from party-held lists and would require the lieutenant governor to mail a single notice to voters whose registration privacy status will change. The legislation schedules the privacy-status change to take effect in March 2027 to coincide with a planned new voter-registration system.
Supporters argued the change is necessary to restore routine party operations. Mary Anne Christiansen, executive director of Utah Legislative Watch, said, "I always support personal property rights, but for many years, we've been going the wrong direction in this one area…this reset that's going to…
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