Committee adopts changes to voter-list maintenance, adds interstate matching; bill passes 9-4

The House committee on elections on an administrative motion adopted amendments to Senate Bill 10, tightening how quickly local voter-registration offices must act on new information and adding a framework for interstate voter-registration matching. The amended bill passed committee on a recorded vote, 9-4.

The bill as amended requires a county voter-registration office to perform required list-maintenance activity within 48 hours of receiving documentation that a maintenance action is required, rather than on an undefined “regular basis” or “not less than twice a year.” It also directs the Secretary of State to contact counterparts in other states to propose voter-registration list–sharing agreements for the purpose of identifying potential duplicate registrations across states. The amendment added a prohibition on selling or otherwise sharing those matched data with anyone…