HB 2838 Summary

• Expands the definition of "election officer" across multiple statutes from employees holding a specific certificate to any individual, including election board members, assigned to perform official election duties.

• Creates new criminal offense under section 16-1023 making it a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly disclose an election officer's or their family member's personal information if it poses an imminent and serious threat to safety.

• Extends existing privacy protections for election officers to sections 11-483, 11-484, 13-2401, 16-153, 28-454, 39-123, and 39-124, allowing them to request confidentiality of identifying information in county records, voter registration, motor vehicle records, and personnel files.

• Allows election officers to request five-year restrictions on public access to their personal information (home address, phone number, photographs) in county recorder, assessor, treasurer, and state motor vehicle division databases through court petition process.

• Permits election officers to combine privacy requests across multiple county agencies into a single affidavit filed with the presiding superior court judge.