An Act To Increase Access to Voter Lists
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0768
Committee Amendment CA_A_H329 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §196-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11" to H.P. 519, L.D. 768, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Access to Voter Lists" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §196-A, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 564, §8, is 
amended to read: 
B. A political party, or an individual or organization engaged in so-called "get out 
the vote" efforts or activities directly related to a campaign, or an individual who has 
been elected or appointed to and is currently serving in a municipal, county, state or 
federal office, may purchase a list or report of certain voter information from the 
central voter registration system by making a request to the Secretary of State or to a 
registrar if the information requested concerns voters in that municipality. The 
Secretary of State or the registrar shall make available the following voter record 
information, subject to the fees set forth in subsection 2: the voter's name, residence 
address, mailing address, year of birth, enrollment status, electoral districts, voter 
status, date of registration, date of change of the voter record if applicable, voter 
participation history, voter record number and any special designations indicating 
uniformed service voters, overseas voters or township voters. Any person obtaining, 
either directly or indirectly, information from the central voter registration system 
under this paragraph may not sell, distribute or use the data for any purpose that is not 
directly related to activities of a political party, "get out the vote" efforts or activities 
directly related to a campaign. This paragraph does not prohibit political parties, 
party committees, candidate committees, political action committees or any other 
organizations that have purchased information from the central voter registration 
system from providing access to such information to their members for purposes 
directly related to party activities, "get out the vote" efforts or a campaign. 
For 
purposes of this paragraph, "campaign" has the same meaning as in section 1052, 
subsection I.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT ,,/+ to H.P. 519, L.D. 768 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
Under current law, parties, individuals or 
organizations can purchase reports of certain voter information for voter participation 
efforts directly related to a campaign. This amendment provides that a person who has 
been elected to a state, federal, county or municipal office can also purchase such reports. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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LD768 
LR 1394(02) 
An Act To Increase Access to Voter Lists 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' l If -3J.~ 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
This legislation adds certain individuals to the list of individuals that can purchase reports of certain voter information 
which could increase General Fund revenues by minor amounts not requiring any change to the budget. 
LR1394(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1