Connecticut § 9-50d - Nondisclosure of certain voter registration information.

§ 9-50d. Nondisclosure of certain voter registration information.

Sec. 9-50d. Nondisclosure of certain voter registration information. (a) Whenever voter registration information maintained under this title by the Secretary of the State or any registrar of voters is provided pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, disclosure of a voter's date of birth shall be limited to only the month and year of birth, unless such voter registration information is requested and used for a governmental purpose, as determined by the Secretary, in which case the voter's complete date of birth shall be provided. As used in this section, a governmental purpose shall include, but not be limited to, jury administration.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any motor vehicle operator's license number, identity card number or Social Security number on a voter registration record shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, if a voter submits to the Secretary of the State a signed statement that nondisclosure of such voter's name from the official registry list is necessary for the safety of such voter or the voter's family, the name and address of such voter on his or her voter registration record shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except that an election, primary or referendum official may view such information on the official registry list when such list is used by any such official at a polling place on the day of an election, primary or referendum. Such signed statement shall be sworn under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 104; P.A. 22-13, S. 1.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 22-13 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision re unique identifier for voter registration record generation, to delete provision re addition to record for compliance with Help America Vote Act and to make technical changes, effective May 10, 2022.