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Committee caps fee for statewide voter list at $1,000, bars release of phones, emails and SSNs
Summary
The House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections committee voted to cap the fee for an electronic statewide voter list at no more than $1,000 and to prohibit release of Social Security numbers, email addresses and phone numbers; an amendment clarifying redactions was adopted before the favorable committee vote.
The House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee in Montgomery voted to cap the fee for an electronic statewide voter list at no more than $1,000 and to bar publication of Social Security numbers, email addresses and telephone numbers, the bill's sponsor said during the committee meeting.
Representative Ke, who presented House Bill 67, told the committee the current method charges roughly one cent per name — a practice that makes the entire statewide roll cost about $38,000 for a single purchase. HB67 would set a statutory ceiling of $1,000 per electronic request and would prohibit the publication of Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and email addresses.…
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