NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A7502C

Assembly Bill A7502C

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the state to enter into an agreement with an entity which shall share and process data that relates to the maintenance of the state's voter registration lists and provides regular reports to the state

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 14, 2018	print number 7502c
Jun 14, 2018	amend and recommit to ways and means
Jun 06, 2018	reported referred to ways and means
Jan 03, 2018	referred to election law
Jun 14, 2017	print number 7502b
Jun 14, 2017	amend (t) and recommit to election law
May 09, 2017	print number 7502a
May 09, 2017	amend (t) and recommit to election law
Apr 28, 2017	referred to election law

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2017-A7502 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §5-616, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A498

2017-A7502 - Summary

2017-A7502 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7502
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  require  the  state to enter into a contract with an entity
   which shall share and process data that relates to the maintenance  of
   the  state's  voter registration lists and provides regular reports to
   the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The state shall enter into a contract with an entity which
 seeks to lessen the burdens of government by  facilitating  the  collab-
 oration of state and local government units to conduct research, develop
 technology,  and  perform  other  charitable  and educational activities
 designed to reduce the costs and increase the accuracies  and  efficien-
 cies  associated  with  their  use of voter registration systems.   Such
 entity shall provide a service to the state which includes  sharing  and
 processing  data  that  relates  to the maintenance of the state's voter
 registration lists and providing regular reports to  the  state  on,  at
 least,  a  monthly basis. Such entity shall also require a commitment by
 the state to contact eligible but unregistered residents  identified  by
 the  voter  registration  system  to  educate such residents on the most
 efficient means to register to vote and to contact voters  whose  regis-
 tration  information  is identified as inaccurate or outdated to provide
 education on how to update the voter's record.
   § 2. a. The governor shall authorize state agencies to transmit to the
 entity with which the state contracts pursuant to section  one  of  this
 act:  (1)  all  inactive and active voter files, excluding those records
 that are confidential or protected  from  disclosure  by  law;  (2)  all
 licensing or identification records contained in the motor vehicle data-
 base,  excluding  those  fields  unrelated to voter eligibility, such as
 fields related to an individual's driving record; and (3) any other data
 requested by the entity or which the governor believes is equivalent  to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10027-02-7

 A. 7502                             2
 
 or  better  than  the  motor vehicle database and which will effectively
 serve the goals of the entity contracted with pursuant to section one of
 this act.
   b.  The information transmitted by state agencies pursuant to subdivi-
 sion a of this section shall include, but need not be  limited  to:  (1)
 all  name  fields; (2) all address fields; (3) driver's license or state
 ID number; (4) last four digits of social security number; (5)  date  of
 birth;  (6)  activity  dates  as  defined  by the entity contracted with
 pursuant to section one of this act;  (7)  current  record  status;  (8)
 affirmative documentation of citizenship; (9) the title/type of affirma-
 tive documentation of citizenship presented; (10) phone number; and (11)
 e-mail address or other electronic contact method.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-A7502A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §5-616, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A498

2017-A7502A - Summary

2017-A7502A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7502--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  allowing  the  state
   board  of  elections  to  enter  into a contract with an entity  which
   shall share and process data that relates to the  maintenance  of  the
   state's  voter  registration lists and provides regular reports to the
   state board of elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The election law is  amended by adding a new section 5-616
 to read as follows:
   § 5-616. STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST MAINTENANCE. 1.  THE  BOARD
 OF  ELECTIONS  MAY  ENTER  INTO A CONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY WHICH SEEKS TO
 LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY FACILITATING  THE  COLLABORATION  OF
 STATE  AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, DEVELOP TECHNOLO-
 GY, AND PERFORM OTHER  CIVIC  AND  EDUCATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  DESIGNED  TO
 REDUCE THE COSTS AND INCREASE THE ACCURACIES AND EFFICIENCIES ASSOCIATED
 WITH THEIR USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS.  SUCH ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE
 A  SERVICE  TO THE STATE WHICH INCLUDES SHARING AND PROCESSING DATA THAT
 RELATES TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STATE'S VOTER REGISTRATION  LISTS  AND
 PROVIDING  REGULAR  REPORTS  TO  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON, AT LEAST, A
 MONTHLY BASIS.  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CONTACT ELIGIBLE BUT UNREG-
 ISTERED RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO EDUCATE
 SUCH RESIDENTS ON THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS TO REGISTER TO  VOTE  AND  TO
 CONTACT  VOTERS  WHOSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS IDENTIFIED AS INACCU-
 RATE OR OUTDATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION  ON  HOW  TO  UPDATE  THE  VOTER'S
 RECORD.
   2.  (A)  IF  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES TO PROCEED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL  AUTHORIZE  STATE
 AGENCIES  TO  TRANSMIT  TO  THE ENTITY WITH WHICH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10027-05-7

 A. 7502--A                          2
 
 CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: (1) ALL  INACTIVE
 AND ACTIVE VOTER FILES, EXCLUDING THOSE RECORDS THAT ARE CONFIDENTIAL OR
 PROTECTED  FROM  DISCLOSURE  BY LAW; (2) ALL LICENSING OR IDENTIFICATION
 RECORDS  CONTAINED IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE DATABASE, EXCLUDING THOSE FIELDS
 UNRELATED TO VOTER ELIGIBILITY, SUCH AS FIELDS RELATED  TO  AN  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  DRIVING RECORD; AND (3) ANY OTHER DATA REQUESTED BY THE ENTITY OR
 WHICH THE GOVERNOR BELIEVES IS EQUIVALENT TO OR BETTER  THAN  THE  MOTOR
 VEHICLE DATABASE. SUCH RECORDS AND DATA WILL ALLOW THE ENTITY CONTRACTED
 WITH TO EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  INFORMATION  TRANSMITTED BY STATE AGENCIES PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 (1) ALL NAME FIELDS; (2) ALL ADDRESS FIELDS;  (3)  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  OR
 STATE  ID  NUMBER;  (4)  LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; (5)
 DATE OF BIRTH; (6) ACTIVITY DATES AS DEFINED BY  THE  ENTITY  CONTRACTED
 WITH  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION; (7) CURRENT RECORD
 STATUS; (8) AFFIRMATIVE DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP; (9) THE TITLE/TYPE
 OF  AFFIRMATIVE  DOCUMENTATION  OF  CITIZENSHIP  PRESENTED;  (10)  PHONE
 NUMBER; AND (11) E-MAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CONTACT METHOD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-A7502B - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §5-616, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A498

2017-A7502B - Summary

2017-A7502B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7502--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  allowing  the  state
   board  of  elections  to  enter into an agreement with an entity which
   shall share and process data that relates to the  maintenance  of  the
   state's  voter  registration lists and provides regular reports to the
   state board of elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The election law is  amended by adding a new section 5-616
 to read as follows:
   § 5-616. STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST MAINTENANCE. 1.  THE  STATE
 BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  MAY  ENTER  INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHICH
 SEEKS TO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY  FACILITATING  THE  COLLAB-
 ORATION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, DEVELOP
 TECHNOLOGY,  AND  PERFORM  OTHER  CHARITABLE  AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
 DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE COSTS AND INCREASE THE ACCURACIES  AND  EFFICIEN-
 CIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. SUCH ENTI-
 TY SHALL PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE STATE WHICH INCLUDES SHARING AND PROC-
 ESSING  DATA  THAT  RELATES  TO  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE STATE'S VOTER
 REGISTRATION LISTS. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF SUCH  A  SERVICE,
 AN  ENTITY  MUST,  AT  A  MINIMUM, BE ABLE TO COMPARE THE DATA CONTAINED
 WITHIN THE STATE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO DATA PROVIDED  FROM  ONE  OR
 MORE ADDITIONAL STATE AGENCIES. AS PART OF ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO AS
 DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, THE DATA SHARED BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES MAY BE
 SHARED  WITH  OTHER  STATES  AS LONG AS THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE VOTER
 REGISTRATION DATA IN ADDITION TO  THAT  FROM  ANOTHER  STATE  GOVERNMENT
 SOURCE  IS MAINTAINED FOR ALL STATES PARTICIPATING IN SUCH ACTIVITY. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10027-08-7

 A. 7502--B                          2
 
 ENTITY MUST ALSO BE  ABLE  TO  PROVIDE  REGULAR  REPORTS  REGARDING  THE
 RESULTS  OF SUCH DATA COMPARISON ACTIVITIES TO THE STATE ON, AT LEAST, A
 MONTHLY BASIS. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CONTACT  ELIGIBLE  BUT
 UNREGISTERED  RESIDENTS  IDENTIFIED  BY THE ENTITY TO EDUCATE SUCH RESI-
 DENTS ON THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS TO REGISTER TO  VOTE  AND  TO  CONTACT
 VOTERS  WHOSE  REGISTRATION  INFORMATION  IS IDENTIFIED AS INACCURATE OR
 OUTDATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HOW TO UPDATE THE VOTER'S RECORD.
   2. (A) DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES SHALL  ENTER  INTO  A  MEMORANDUM  OF
 UNDERSTANDING WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RELATED TO THE PROVISION
 OF  INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION LIST PURSUANT TO ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION. AT A MINIMUM, THE MEMORANDUM OF  UNDERSTANDING
 SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT  A  DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY
 INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST UPON REQUEST BY  THE
 STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A DESIGNATED STATE
 AGENCY SHALL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION THAT IS PROTECTED  FROM  DISCLOSURE
 BY LAW.
   (B)  THE  INFORMATION  TRANSMITTED BY STATE AGENCIES PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 (1) ALL NAME FIELDS; (2) ALL ADDRESS FIELDS;  (3)  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  OR
 STATE  ID  NUMBER;  (4)  LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; (5)
 DATE OF BIRTH; (6) ACTIVITY DATES AS DEFINED BY  THE  ENTITY  CONTRACTED
 WITH  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION; (7) CURRENT RECORD
 STATUS; (8) AFFIRMATIVE DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP; (9) THE TITLE/TYPE
 OF  AFFIRMATIVE  DOCUMENTATION  OF  CITIZENSHIP  PRESENTED;  (10)  PHONE
 NUMBER; AND (11) E-MAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CONTACT METHOD.
   (C) DESIGNATED AGENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL
 AGENCIES DESIGNATED AS VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCIES IN SECTIONS 5-211 AND
 5-212  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AS WELL AS ANY OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   3. (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER, THE  STATE  BOARD
 OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  ENSURE THAT ANY INFORMATION OR DATA PROVIDED TO IT
 THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE STATE PROVIDING  THE  DATA
 REMAINS  CONFIDENTIAL  WHILE  IN  THE POSSESSION OF THE STATE BOARD. THE
 STATE BOARD MAY PROVIDE SUCH OTHERWISE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR  DATA
 TO PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGING IN LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENTAL
 PURPOSES  RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION
 LIST. ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  THE ENTITY MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
 INFORMATION OR DATA PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD TO SUCH ENTITY WHICH  IS
 DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
   (B) INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS, WHEN
 COLLECTED  AND  TRANSMITTED  PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT BE
 RETAINED, USED OR SHARED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED
 BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-A7502C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §5-616, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A498

2017-A7502C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A7502C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7502--C
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred  to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to allowing the state
   board of elections to enter into an agreement  with  an  entity  which
   shall  share  and  process data that relates to the maintenance of the
   state's voter registration lists and provides regular reports  to  the
   state board of elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is  amended by adding a new section  5-616
 to read as follows:
   §  5-616. STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST MAINTENANCE. 1.  THE STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ENTER INTO AN  AGREEMENT  WITH  AN  ENTITY  WHICH
 SEEKS  TO  LESSEN  THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY FACILITATING THE COLLAB-
 ORATION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, DEVELOP
 TECHNOLOGY, AND PERFORM  OTHER  CHARITABLE  AND  EDUCATIONAL  ACTIVITIES
 DESIGNED  TO  REDUCE THE COSTS AND INCREASE THE ACCURACIES AND EFFICIEN-
 CIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. SUCH ENTI-
 TY SHALL PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE STATE WHICH INCLUDES SHARING AND PROC-
 ESSING DATA THAT  RELATES  TO  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE  STATE'S  VOTER
 REGISTRATION  LISTS.  IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF SUCH A SERVICE,
 AN ENTITY MUST, AT A MINIMUM, BE ABLE  TO  COMPARE  THE  DATA  CONTAINED
 WITHIN  THE  STATE  VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO DATA PROVIDED FROM ONE OR
 MORE ADDITIONAL STATE AGENCIES. AS PART OF ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO AS
 DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, THE DATA SHARED BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES MAY BE
 SHARED WITH OTHER STATES AS LONG AS THE  REQUIREMENT  TO  PROVIDE  VOTER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10027-09-8

 A. 7502--C                          2
 
 REGISTRATION  DATA  IN  ADDITION  TO  THAT FROM ANOTHER STATE GOVERNMENT
 SOURCE IS MAINTAINED FOR ALL STATES PARTICIPATING IN SUCH ACTIVITY.  THE
 ENTITY  MUST  ALSO  BE  ABLE  TO  PROVIDE  REGULAR REPORTS REGARDING THE
 RESULTS  OF SUCH DATA COMPARISON ACTIVITIES TO THE STATE ON, AT LEAST, A
 MONTHLY BASIS.
   2. (A) DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES SHALL  ENTER  INTO  A  MEMORANDUM  OF
 UNDERSTANDING WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RELATED TO THE PROVISION
 OF  INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION LIST PURSUANT TO ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION. AT A MINIMUM, THE MEMORANDUM OF  UNDERSTANDING
 SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT  A  DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY
 INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST UPON REQUEST BY  THE
 STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A DESIGNATED STATE
 AGENCY SHALL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION THAT IS PROTECTED  FROM  DISCLOSURE
 BY LAW.
   (B)  THE  INFORMATION  TRANSMITTED BY STATE AGENCIES PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 (1) ALL NAME FIELDS; (2) ALL ADDRESS FIELDS;  (3)  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  OR
 STATE  ID  NUMBER;  (4)  LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; (5)
 DATE OF BIRTH; (6) ACTIVITY DATES AS DEFINED BY  THE  ENTITY  CONTRACTED
 WITH  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION; (7) CURRENT RECORD
 STATUS; (8) AFFIRMATIVE DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP; (9) THE TITLE/TYPE
 OF  AFFIRMATIVE  DOCUMENTATION  OF  CITIZENSHIP  PRESENTED;  (10)  PHONE
 NUMBER; AND (11) E-MAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CONTACT METHOD.
   (C) DESIGNATED AGENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL
 AGENCIES DESIGNATED AS VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCIES IN SECTIONS 5-211 AND
 5-212  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AS WELL AS ANY OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   3. (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER, THE  STATE  BOARD
 OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  ENSURE THAT ANY INFORMATION OR DATA PROVIDED TO IT
 THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE STATE PROVIDING  THE  DATA
 REMAINS  CONFIDENTIAL  WHILE  IN  THE POSSESSION OF THE STATE BOARD. THE
 STATE BOARD MAY PROVIDE SUCH OTHERWISE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR  DATA
 TO PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGING IN LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENTAL
 PURPOSES  RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION
 LIST. ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  THE ENTITY MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
 INFORMATION OR DATA PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD TO SUCH ENTITY WHICH  IS
 DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
   (B) INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS, WHEN
 COLLECTED  AND  TRANSMITTED  PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT BE
 RETAINED, USED OR SHARED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED
 BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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