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Senate adopts substitute to voter‑registration privacy bill after debate over penalties and exemptions
Summary
The Senate adopted a third substitute to Senate Bill 83 that narrows public release of voter‑registration data, allows opt‑outs and creates limited exceptions for campaigns and vulnerable people; senators asked for clarification on criminal penalties and domestic‑violence survivor definitions and the sponsor agreed to recircle the bill for legal review.
The Utah Senate adopted a third substitute to Senate Bill 83 on the floor today after extended debate over how the state handles voter‑registration information, who may access it and what penalties apply for misuse.
The substitute presented on the floor narrowed the public release of registration records to a limited set of data points, as described by the sponsor: name, address, political affiliation, a record that the registrant voted, and year of birth (but not month or day). The substitute preserves an opt‑out mechanism so individuals may protect their records from broader release and includes exceptions that permit campaigns and parties access under specific conditions and carve outs for people at risk, the sponsor said.
Senators on both sides…
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