Sec. 13.004. RECORDING AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REGISTRAR. (a) The registrar may not transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application.
(b) The registrar may transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a social security number furnished on a registration application only in maintaining the accuracy of the registration records.
(c) The following information furnished on a registration application is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1) a social security number;
(2) a Texas driver's license number;
(3) a number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety;
(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in working as an election judge; or
(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, or an individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government Code, applies and the applicant:
(A) included an affidavit with the registration application describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge;
(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 15.0215 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge; or
(C) provided the registrar with a completed form approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision.
(c-1) The registrar shall ensure that the information listed in Subsection (c) is excluded from disclosure.
(d) The voter registrar or other county official who has access to the information furnished on a registration application may not post the following information on a website:
(1) a telephone number;
(2) a social security number;
(3) a driver's license number or a number of a personal identification card;
(4) a date of birth; or
(5) the residence address of a voter who is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an affidavit with the application under Section 13.0021 or the registrar has received an affidavit submitted under Section 15.0215.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 454, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 487 (H.B. 345), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 487 (H.B. 345), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 1268), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 41), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (S.B. 281), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 1632), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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