10104660D
SENATE BILL NO. 624
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
on January 26, 2010)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Howell)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406 of the
Code of Virginia, relating to lists of registered voters and their voting
history.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406 of the Code of Virginia are
amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-405. Persons who may obtain lists of registered voters.
A. The State Board shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists
of registered voters for their districts, for campaign and political
purposes only to (i) courts of the Commonwealth and the United States
for jury selection purposes, (ii) candidates for election or political party
nomination to further their candidacy, (iii) political party committees or
officials thereof for political purposes only, (iv) political action committees
that have filed a current statement of organization with the State Board
pursuant to § 24.2-949.2, or with the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to
federal law, for political purposes only, (v) incumbent officeholders to report
to their constituents, and (vi) nonprofit organizations that promote voter
participation and registration for that purpose only. The lists shall be
furnished to no one else and used for no other purpose. However, the State
Board is authorized to furnish information from the voter registration system
to general registrars for their official use and to the Department of Motor
Vehicles and other appropriate state agencies for maintenance of the voter
registration system, and to the Chief Election Officers of other states for
maintenance of voter registration systems candidates for election or
political party nomination for their districts; (ii) political party committees
or officials thereof for their districts; (iii) political committees that have
on file a current statement of organization with the State Board of Elections
pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 or with the Federal
Elections Commission pursuant to federal law; and (iv) nonprofit organizations
that promote voter participation and registration. The list may also be
provided to the following persons or organizations, at a reasonable price, for
these additional purposes: (a) incumbent officeholders, to report to their
constituents; (b) general registrars for their official use; (c) appropriate
state agencies and Chief Election Officers of other states for maintenance of
voter registration systems; and (d) courts of the Commonwealth and the United
States for jury selection purposes.
B. The State Board shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists
of the addresses of registered voters for their localities to local government
census liaisons and their staffs for the sole purpose of providing address
information to the United States Bureau of the Census. The State Board shall
also furnish, at a reasonable price, such lists to the Clerk of the Senate and
the Clerk of the House of Delegates for the sole purpose of maintaining a
database of constituent addresses for the General Assembly. The information
authorized under this subsection shall be furnished to no other person and used
for no other purpose. No list furnished under this subsection shall contain the
name of any registered voter. For the purpose of this subsection, the term
"census liaison" shall have the meaning provided in 13 U.S.C. § 16.
C. In no event shall any list furnished under this section
contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered
voter except a list furnished to a court of the Commonwealth or of the United
States for jury selection purposes, or to the Chief Election Officer of another
state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that
provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in
accordance with federal law, for maintenance of voter registration systems.
D. Any list furnished under subsection A of this section shall
contain the post office box address in lieu of the residence street address for
any individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently,
in addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to
subsection B of § 24.2-418.
§ 24.2-406. Persons who may obtain lists of persons voting at
primaries and elections.
A. The State Board shall furnish to candidates, elected
officials, or political party chairmen and to no one else, on request and at a
reasonable price, lists for their districts of persons who voted at any
primary, special, or general election held in the four preceding years. Such
lists shall be used only for campaign and political purposes and for reporting
to constituents, at a reasonable price, lists of registered voters, for
campaign and political purposes only to (i) candidates for election or
political party nomination for their districts; (ii) political party committees
or officials thereof for their districts; (iii) political committees that have
on file a current statement of organization with the State Board of Elections
pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 or with the Federal
Elections Commission pursuant to federal law; and (iv) nonprofit organizations
that promote voter participation and registration. The list may also be
provided to the following persons or organizations, at a reasonable price, for
these additional purposes: (a) incumbent officeholders, to report to their
constituents; (b) general registrars for their official use; and (c)
appropriate state agencies and Chief Election Officers of other states for
maintenance of voter registration systems.
B. The State Board shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer
of another state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who
voted at any primary, special, or general election held for the four preceding
years. Such lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter
registration systems and shall be transmitted in accordance with security
policies approved by the State Board of Elections.
C. In no event shall any list furnished under this section
contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered
voter, except for a list furnished to the Chief Election Officer of another
state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that
provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in
accordance with federal law, for maintenance of voter registration systems.
D. Any list furnished under this section shall contain the
post office box address in lieu of the residence street address for any
individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in
addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to
subsection B of § 24.2-418.
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