SB 1695 Summary

• Redefines "election officer" across multiple statutes to include any individual assigned by the state or political subdivision to perform official election duties, expanding beyond those holding specific election officer certificates.

• Adds new section 16-1025 making it a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly make an election officer's or their family member's personal information publicly available when it poses an imminent and serious threat to safety.

• Extends existing privacy protections for eligible persons (including election officers) to allow restriction of personal information in county recorder, county assessor, county treasurer, and motor vehicle records maintained by the Department of Transportation.

• Permits eligible persons to request five-year restrictions on public access to their identifying information (home address, phone number, personal photographs) in voter registration records and other government records through court-approved affidavits.

• Clarifies that government employees who knowingly release protected personal information of eligible persons with intent to cause harm face class 6 felony charges.