Statewide voter registration system data classified.

HF 986 classifies specific voter registration data as private, directly affecting Minnesota voters and anyone requesting voter information. The bill amends Minnesota law to reclassify a voter’s date of birth, driver’s license number, Social Security number (or parts of it), military ID, or passport number as private data under Section 201.022, subdivision 4. It also requires voters to submit a signed statement for name withholding due to safety concerns and mandates written assurances from data requesters that information won’t be used for non-election purposes. These changes update existing voter data rules to limit public access to sensitive identifiers while maintaining public access to basic registration details like name, address, and voting history.