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Voters Registration Files May Not See Sunshine

January 20th, 2016 by Mike Vasilinda

Lawmakers talked about but delayed passing legislation that would remove information in a persons voters registration file from the public record. The move is a reposes to a New Hampshire web site that has published the information. Supervisor Brian Corley of Pasco County says supervisors across the state have gotten numerous complaints.

“They were maybe in a volatile relationship and then moved, A month later their new address is out there from their voter file. Lastly, you’ve had people contact us, wanting to know why their minor children who preregistered at sixteen or seventeen  why is their information, all their personal information out there in a state that leads the nation in identity theft” said Corley.

Other than complaints about the out of state web site, abuses are few. Under the legislation, political operatives and candidates would retain access to the records. Both groups have been charged with crimes in the past, such as absentee fraud.

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