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Senate approves amended bill to reopen limited access to voter lists amid privacy debate
Summary
The Senate advanced a negotiated first substitute to Senate Bill 83 to restore restricted access to voter-registration data for campaigns and parties while retaining penalties and opt-out protections; debate highlighted privacy concerns, clerks’ costs and a reported 14% data loss under the prior rule.
Senator Anderegg presented a first substitute to Senate Bill 83 on the Senate floor, saying the measure seeks to balance voter privacy with the operational needs of campaigns and parties.
"Within 1 year of its implementation, we lost nearly 14% of all registered voters off that list," Senator Anderegg said, arguing that the earlier restrictions had hampered routine campaign and petition work and that the substitute preserves commercial protections while allowing campaign use under specified conditions. The sponsor said a grandfather clause allows those who already opted out to remain opted out.
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