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Committee weighs new limits and process to protect voter checklist data; clerks seek clarity on language access
Summary
Town clerks and the Secretary of State urged statutory clarification so municipal clerks use a consistent affidavit process for voter‑checklist requests; clerks also warned the bill's expanded definition (including 'language minority group') could impose unclear obligations for multilingual materials and translator services.
The Senate Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on April 22 heard municipal clerks and Secretary of State staff urge clearer statutory guidance to protect sensitive voter-checklist data and to standardize the request process.
Elections staff told the committee that while the Secretary of State follows an affidavit-based process when releasing the statewide voter checklist for external requests, the statute is vaguer for municipal clerks and has left clerks uncertain…
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