An Act to Implement an Interstate Voter Registration Cross-check
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1431
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: BAGSHAW, LIBBY
Amends: 21-A MRSA §197

Legislative Document
No. 1431
H.P. 940
House of Representatives, April 3, 2025
An Act to Implement an Interstate Voter Registration Cross-check 
Program
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAGSHAW of Windham.
Cosponsored by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland and
Representatives: BOYER of Poland, CIMINO of Bridgton, HAGGAN of Hampden, HEPLER 
of Woolwich, LANCE of Paris, SMITH of Palermo, Senators: MARTIN of Oxford, 
STEWART of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §197 is enacted to read:
§197.  Interstate voter registration cross-check program
1. Interstate voter registration cross-check program.  The Secretary of State may 
implement and maintain an interstate voter registration cross-check program, referred to in 
this section as "the program," to identify a duplicate voter registration in more than one 
state or jurisdiction.  The program may cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to 
develop a system, referred to in this section as "the system," to routinely exchange public 
voter registration lists with other states and jurisdictions to compare voters and voter 
histories.
2. Private sector data system. The Secretary of State may identify and contract with 
a provider of a private sector data system that has a demonstrated ability to work with a 
system to identify and match registered voters to support maintenance of voter registration 
information under section 161, subsection 2-A.
3. Program reporting requirements. The Secretary of State shall record all 
maintenance of voter registration conducted as a result of the program and the system use. 
The Secretary of State shall submit the information recorded under this subsection to the 
Legislature no later than the first day of each quarter of the fiscal year.
4. Voter data privacy protections. The Secretary of State may not record or disclose 
information or personally identifying data in the program or the system that is not 
accessible under section 196-A, including a voter's name, residence address, mailing 
address, year of birth, enrollment status, electoral district, voter status, date of registration, 
date of change of the voter record if applicable, voter participation history, voter record 
number and any special designation indicating uniformed service voters, overseas voters 
or township voters.
5. Contract for voter registration information. A contract for services to carry out 
maintenance of voter registration under subsection 2 may not require any additional duty 
of or any additional disclosure of data by the Secretary of State beyond what is required in 
this section.
6. Cost of program and system. The cost to implement and maintain the program and 
the system may not exceed the funds allocated to the Secretary of State for maintenance of 
voter registration.
7. Compliance with federal law. The program must comply with the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993, 52 United States Code, sections 20501 to 20511 and the federal 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, 52 United States Code, sections 20901 to 21145.
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the Secretary of State to collaborate and cross-check voter 
registration data with other states to identify voters who may have moved out of the State 
and registered in another state. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of State to contract 
with a private sector data system provider to support a program for maintenance of voter 
registration. The bill also ensures that the personally identifying data and other information 
of the voters of the State are protected when exchanging data with other states and with a 
private sector data provider.