00HOUSE BILL NO. 376                                                                                                    
01 "An Act limiting the use of voter registration information."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03    * Section 1.  AS 15.07.060(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
04  (a)  Each applicant who requests registration or reregistration shall supply the                                      
05 following information:                                                                                                  
06   (1) name and sex;                                                                                                    
07   (2)  address and other necessary information establishing residence,                                                 
08 including the term of residence in the state and in the district, if requested;                                         
09   (3)  whether the applicant has previously been registered to vote in                                                 
10 another jurisdiction, and, if so, the jurisdiction and the address of the previous                                      
11 registration;                                                                                                           
12   (4)  a declaration that the registrant will be 18 years of age or older                                              
13 within 90 days of the date or registration;                                                                             
14   (5)  a declaration that the registrant is a citizen of the United States;                                            

01   (6)  date of application;                                                                                            
02   (7)  signature or mark;                                                                                              
03   (8)  any former name under which the applicant was registered to vote                                                
04 in the state;                                                                                                           
05   (9)  whether the applicant desires that the information disclosed                                                   
06 under (1) - (8) of this subsection is not to be used for commercial purposes;                                           
07   (10)   an attestation that the information provided by the applicant in  (1)                                       
08 - (9)  [(1) - (8)] of this subsection is true; and                                                                     
09    (11)  [(10)]  a certification that the applicant understands that a false                                         
10 statement on the application may make the applicant subject to prosecution for a                                        
11 misdemeanor under this title or AS 11.                                                                                  
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 15.07.127 is amended to read:                                                                        
13  Sec. 15.07.127.  Preparation of master register.  The director shall prepare                                        
14 both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all persons                                  
15 whose names appear on the master register ,  [AND] their political party affiliation , and                           
16 whether they have indicated on the application for registration or reregistration                                       
17 that the information they supplied in that application is not to be used for                                            
18 commercial purposes . Any person may obtain a copy of the list, or a part of the list,                                 
19 or an electronic format containing [BOTH] residence and mailing addresses of voters                                     
20  and whether they have designated that this information is not to be used for                                          
21 commercial purposes , by applying to the director and paying to the state treasury a                                   
22 fee as determined by the director.                                                                                      
23    * Sec. 3.  AS 15.07.127 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
24  (b)  A person may not use voter registration information for commercial                                               
25 purposes if the source indicates that the individual does not desire the information to                                 
26 be used for commercial purposes.  A violation of this subsection is a class B                                           
27 misdemeanor.                                                                                                            
28  (c)  In this section, "use voter registration information for commercial                                              
29 purposes"                                                                                                               
30   (1)  means knowingly selling, giving, or receiving information on or                                                 
31 derived from a voter registration list on paper or in electronic format, or information                                 

01 derived solely from a request by an applicant to register or reregister to vote, with the                               
02 intent to use the information for a commercial purpose;                                                                 
03   (2)  does not include compiling, using, giving, receiving, selling, or                                               
04 purchasing information on or derived from a voter registration list on paper or in                                      
05 electronic format, or information derived solely from a request by an applicant to                                      
06 register or reregister to vote, solely for law enforcement, political campaign, election,                               
07 or legitimate governmental purposes.                                                                                    
08    * Sec. 4.  AS 15.60.007 is amended to read:                                                                        
09  Sec. 15.60.007.  Sale of voter registration and election management                                                  
10 software.  The director may sell voter registration and election management system                                     
11 data processing software.   Use of any such software is subject to AS 15.07.127(b).