Alabama § 17-4-38 - Dissemination of Voter Registration Information.

§ 17-4-38. Dissemination of Voter Registration Information.

(a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all applicants obtain requested voter lists electronically and in a timely manner. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to allow any applicant to request and obtain voter lists in an electronic format. The Secretary of State shall not delay transmission of voter lists to any applicant.

(b) Except as provided in this section, the Secretary of State shall charge a fee not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per electronic voter list produced. Otherwise, the reproduction cost of the electronic statewide file, or any portion thereof, shall be reasonable as determined by the Secretary of State, and a fee schedule shall be conspicuously posted on the Secretary of State’s website.

(c)(1) The voter lists and election history information for the last 10 election cycles in which a voter participated, as contained in the statewide voter registration database in the Office of the Secretary of State, shall be accessible to any person who files an application to receive an electronic copy of a voter list and pays the required fee.

(2) The following personal voter information used for voter registration purposes is confidential and may not be disseminated:

a. Social Security numbers.

b. Driver license numbers.

c. Email addresses.

d. Telephone numbers.

e. Voter information protected by Section 17-4-33(b)(1).

(3) The prohibition against the dissemination of confidential information in subdivision (2) does not apply to:

a. Federal, state, or local government agencies that are authorized to confidentially access, use, and maintain the information; and

b.1. Any individual who registers for the first time or who updates his or her registration information on or after June 1, 2026, if the individual elects to have his or her telephone number disseminated.

2. The Office of the Secretary of State shall establish a method by which individuals described in subparagraph 1. may elect to have their information disseminated, including checking a box provided on the registration form.

(d) Proceeds from the sale of the statewide voter list and election history information from the Secretary of State shall be retained by the Secretary of State for use in voter registration.

(e) The Secretary of State shall provide, without charge, each legislator one copy of the voter list in his or her district within 90 days of the legislator assuming office.

(f) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary of State shall provide the Administrative Office of Courts with an electronic copy of the statewide voter list no more than once a year for the production of a master jury list or for any other lawful purpose.

(g) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary of State shall provide the chief elections officer of any other state with an electronic copy of the statewide voter list no more than once a year for any lawful purpose, on the condition that the chief elections officer of the requesting state agrees to reciprocate and provide a copy of the statewide voter list of that state to the chief elections officer of this state upon request and without charge, to be used for any lawful purpose. The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with any other state, at any time, regarding the exchange of statewide voter lists.

(h) Except as provided in this section and Sections 11-46-36, 17-4-1, and 17-16-2, it shall be unlawful to sell or publish any portion of a voter list or use voter data or information maintained by the Secretary of State under this section for commercial purposes. The use of the information on or derived from voter registration lists solely for electioneering or for other permitted political campaign or election purposes under the Fair Campaign Practices Act does not constitute commercial use.