California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 1 - Access to Voter Registration Information › Section 19008 - Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every applicant
				  shall execute and deliver to the source agency an application that contains all
				  of the following information:
(1) The full
				  name of the applicant, and, if applicable, the full name of the beneficiary of
				  the requested voter registration information.
(2) The applicant's telephone and email
				  address.
(3) The applicant's
				  complete business address.
(4) The
				  applicant's complete mailing address, if different from the business
				  address.
(5) If applicable, the
				  complete business address of the beneficiary of the requested voter
				  registration information.
(6) The
				  purpose(s) or type(s) of business, organization, or committee that the
				  applicant represents.
(7) The
				  purpose(s) for which the request for voter registration information is made and
				  the specific intended use(s) of this information or data in accordance with
				  Section 19003.
(A) If the intended use of the requested
				  voter registration information is for political purposes, the applicant shall
				  submit documentation establishing compliance with section
				  19003(a)(4), for
				  example a letter establishing an affiliation with a political
				  organization.
(B) If the intended
				  use of the requested voter registration information is for scholarly purposes,
				  the applicant shall submit a letter from the representative of the institution
				  (professor, administrator, etc.) on the institution's letterhead stating that
				  the applicant is authorized to receive the information.
(C) If the intended use of the requested
				  voter registration information is for journalistic purposes, the applicant
				  shall submit a clear copy of the applicant's press pass or media credential. In
				  the event the applicant does not have a press pass or media credential, the
				  applicant shall submit other evidence that they are a journalist. The source
				  agency shall determine whether submitted press passes, media credentials, or
				  other evidence properly establish a journalistic purpose.
(8) A detailed explanation of how the
				  requested voter registration information will be maintained securely and
				  confidentially consistent with Section
				  19012.
(9) The type of information requested.
				  Examples include voter history, precinct to district information, whether voter
				  registration information is requested for a specific jurisdiction, and specific
				  voter registration information.
(10) Shipping instructions for the source
				  agency to deliver the requested voter registration information.
(11) If applicable, detailed identifying
				  information on a specific voter for a request of a single voter's voter
				  registration information.
(12) A
				  completed agreement section, which contains spaces where the applicant must
				  place their initials acknowledging the following statements:
(A) Applicant and beneficiary, if applicable,
				  hereby agree that the information set forth in the voter registration
				  information will be used for the approved purposes, consistent with state law,
				  as defined by Elections Code section
				  2194, this
				  Article, and Government Code section
				  6254.4.
(B) Applicant and beneficiary, if applicable,
				  further agree not to sell, lease, loan, or deliver possession of the
				  registration information, or a copy thereof, in any form or format, to any
				  person, organization, or agency except as prescribed in Section
				  19005.
(C) Applicant and beneficiary, if applicable,
				  agree to maintain information in a secure and confidential manner using the
				  best practices identified in Section
				  19010 of this Article, and will
				  notify the Secretary of State immediately of any violation, exposure, and/or
				  breach of voter registration information or suspected violation, exposure,
				  and/or breach of voter registration information and will cooperate with the
				  Secretary of State's office or any investigative agency efforts related to any
				  resulting investigation.
(D)
				  Applicant and beneficiary, if applicable, understand that it is a misdemeanor
				  for a person in possession of voter registration information to use or permit
				  the use of all or any part of the information for any purpose other than is
				  permitted by law.
(E) Applicant and
				  beneficiary, if applicable, agree to pay the State of California, as
				  compensation for any unauthorized use of each individual's registration
				  information, a penalty as described in Section
				  19007 of this
				  Article.