HB 67

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3 By Representatives Kiel, Brown, Moore (P), Bedsole, Oliver,
4 Lamb, DuBose, Reynolds, Gidley, Mooney, Brinyark, Smith,
5 Crawford, Shaw, Ingram, Whorton, Fincher, Stadthagen,
6 Kirkland, Bolton, Rehm, Paschal, Hammett, Marques, Lipscomb,
7 Faulkner, Ross, Carns, Pettus, Underwood, Paramore, Givens,
8 Wilcox, Stubbs
9 RFD: Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
10 First Read: 13-Jan-26
11 PFD: 17-Nov-25
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1 Enrolled, An Act,
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3Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-4-38, Code
4 of Alabama 1975, relating to the dissemination of voter
5 registration information; to limit the reproduction purchase
6 cost for the list of registered voters; to prohibit certain
7 information from being disseminated in a list of registered
8 voters; and to prohibit the use of voter data or information
9 for commercial purposes.
10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
11Section 1. Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, is
12 amended to read as follows:
13"§17-4-38
14(a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all
15 applicants obtain requested voter lists electronically and in
16 a timely manner. MethodsThe Secretary of State shall be
17 established for the transmission of tapes, discs, or lists to
18 any applicant establish procedures to allow any applicant to
19 request and obtain voter lists in an electronic format. The
20 Secretary of State shall notHindrances shall not be created or
21 devised to delay transmission of tapes, discs, or voter lists
22 to any applicant.
23(b) Except as provided in this section, therethe
24 Secretary of State shall be a uniform charge for the
25 production of voter listsa fee not exceeding one thousand
26 dollars ($1,000) per electronic voter list produced.
27 TheOtherwise, the reproduction costscost of the basic
28 electronic copy of the statewide file, or any portion thereof,
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29 shall be reasonable as determined by the Secretary of State,
30 and a fee schedule shall be conspicuously posted in the office
31 of the Secretary of State on the Secretary of State's website.
32 Costs of printed copies of lists are as otherwise provided by
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34(c)(1) Access to the lists and voter history
35 information contained on the central computer in the office of
36 the Secretary of State is accessible to anyone making
37 application, except The voter lists and election history
38 information for the last 10 election cycles in which a voter
39 participated, as contained in the statewide voter registration
40 database in the Office of the Secretary of State, shall be
41 accessible to any person who files an application to receive
42 an electronic copy of a voter list and pays the required fee.
43(2) The following personal voter information used for
44 voter registration purposes is confidential and may not be
45 disseminated:
46a. Social Security numbers.
47b. Driver license numbers.
48c. Email addresses.
49d. Telephone numbers which are not to be released.
50e. Voter information protected by Section
51 17-4-33(b)(1).
52(3) The prohibition against the dissemination of
53 confidential information in subdivision (2) does not apply to:
54a. Federal, state, or local government agencies that
55 are authorized to confidentially access, use, and maintain the
56 information; and
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57b.1. Any individual who registers for the first time or
58 who updates his or her registration information on or after
59 June 1, 2026, if the individual elects to have his or her
60 telephone number disseminated.
612. The Office of the Secretary of State shall establish
62 a method by which such individuals may elect to have their
63 information disseminated, including checking a box provided on
64 the registration form.
65(d) Proceeds from the sale of tapes, discs, lists,
66 labels, or other materialsthe statewide voter list and
67 election history information from the Secretary of State shall
68 be retained by the Secretary of State for use in voter
69 registration.
70(e) The Secretary of State shall provide, without
71 charge, each legislator one copy of the voter list in his or
72 her district within 90 days of his or herthe legislator
73 assuming office.
74(f) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary
75 of State shall provide the Administrative Office of Courts
76 shall be provided with an electronic copy of the statewide
77 voter list no more than once a year for its use in the
78 production of a master jury list or for any other lawful
79 purpose.
80(g) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary
81 of State shall provide the chief elections officer of any
82 other state shall be provided with an electronic copy of the
83 statewide voter list no more than once a year for any lawful
84 purpose, on the condition that the chief elections officer of
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85 the requesting state agrees to reciprocate and provide a copy
86 of the statewide voter list of that state to the chief
87 elections officer of this state upon request and without
88 charge, to be used for any lawful purpose. The Secretary of
89 State may enter into an agreement with any other state, at any
90 time, regarding the exchange of statewide voter lists.
91(h) Resale ofExcept as provided in this section and
92 Sections 11-46-36, 17-4-1, and 17-16-2, it shall be unlawful
93 to sell or publish any portion of thea voter list or use voter
94 data or information maintained by the Secretary of State under
95 this section for commercial purposes by the Administrative
96 Office of Courts, or the office of the chief elections officer
97 of any other state, shall be strictly prohibited. The use of
98 the information on or derived from voter registration lists
99 solely for electioneering or for other permitted political
100 campaign or election purposes under the Fair Campaign
101 Practices Act does not constitute commercial use."
102Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
103 2026.
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113Speaker of the House of Representatives
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118President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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121House of Representatives
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123I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
124 was passed by the House 05-Feb-26.
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126John Treadwell
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133 Senate  09-Apr-26  Passed
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