CSSB 284(FIN): "An Act making information on a permanent fund dividend application, other than the applicant's name, confidential, and relating to disclosure of that confidential information; and relating to confidential information in voter registration records."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 284(FIN) 01 "An Act making information on a permanent fund dividend application, other than the 02 applicant's name, confidential, and relating to disclosure of that confidential 03 information; and relating to confidential information in voter registration records." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 15.07.195. Certain information in voter registration records 07 confidential. (a) The following information set out in state voter registration records 08 is confidential and is not open to public inspection: 09 (1) the voter's age or date of birth; 10 (2) the voter's social security number, or any part of that number; 11 (3) the voter's driver's license number; 12 (4) the voter's voter identification number; 13 (5) the voter's place of birth; 14 (6) the voter's signature.
01 (b) In addition to the information in (a) of this section, a voter may elect in 02 writing to keep the voter's residential address confidential and not open to public 03 inspection if the voter provides a separate mailing address. 04 (c) Notwithstanding other provisions, and in compliance with federal law, 05 information made confidential by this section may be released by the division 06 (1) to a local, state, or federal government agency, including to the 07 child support enforcement agency created in AS 25.27.010 or the child support 08 enforcement agency of another state; the agency receiving information under this 09 paragraph may use the information only for governmental purposes authorized under 10 law; 11 (2) in compliance with a court order; 12 (3) to a person holding a writ of execution against the person or 13 property of the voter; or 14 (4) if the voter about whom information has been requested has 15 provided written consent to the release. 16 * Sec. 2. AS 43.23 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 43.23.017. Applicant information confidential. Information on each 18 permanent fund dividend application, except the applicant's name, is confidential. The 19 department may only release information that is confidential under this section 20 (1) to a local, state, or federal government agency; 21 (2) in compliance with a court order; 22 (3) to the individual or agency who files an application on behalf of 23 another; 24 (4) to a banking institution to verify the direct deposit of a permanent 25 fund dividend or correct an error in that deposit; and 26 (5) as directed to do so by the applicant. 27 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 28 read: 29 APPLICATION. (a) AS 15.07.195, added in sec. 1 of the Act, applies to voter 30 registration records beginning on January 1, 2005, and thereafter. 31 (b) AS 43.23.017, added in sec. 2 of this Act, applies to applications for the 2005
01 permanent fund dividend and for dividends for years thereafter.