amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.
What changed between versions
Requires county auditors to maintain a digital master registration file with specific data elements including last vote date, information update date, and detailed absentee ballot application information.
Mandates that county auditors transmit daily changes to the statewide voter registration file and submit updated information after primary and general elections.
Establishes a rolling five-year historical archive of the statewide voter registration file that must be maintained by the secretary of state and made available free of charge.
Requires the secretary of state to post weekly updates to the statewide voter registration file on their website by 11:59 p.m. each Monday.
Sets specific fees for accessing voter registration lists: $1,000 for statewide paper copies, $100 for legislative district copies, $50 for county copies, and $225 for electronic data files.
Clarifies that selling or commercially using voter registration data is prohibited, with exceptions for campaign and political polling activities, and establishes Class 1 misdemeanor penalties with up to $2,000 civil penalties per violation.
