SB 157 SHARING OF CERTAIN VOTER DATA

Sen Gregg William Schmedes

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 Senate Bill 157 (SB 157) relates to elections and prohibits the sharing of early and absentee voter information while an election is underway.  

 Senate Bill 157 (SB 157) amends sections of the Election Code to prohibit the sharing of early and absentee voting information while an election is underway.  This includes information regarding a voter’s request for, return of, or status of an absentee ballot or early vote.  

The bill provides that a ballot register is a public record only once the election is over.  

Candidates, political committees or the chair of a political party can obtain a copy of entries made in the absentee ballot register, but the names and address of the voters will not be included in the register.  However, after the election, a final copy of this information will be sent that includes the voter names and addresses.  
 

 Current law requires that a voter’s absentee voting status in an election currently underway be provided to a candidate, political party or election-related organization that requests it.