FL S1260

Exempts e-mail addresses of voter registration applicants and voters from public records disclosure requirements, making them confidential information held by agencies.

Establishes the e-mail address exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, with the exemption set to automatically repeal on October 2, 2018 unless the legislature reenacts it.

Cites public necessity justification that e-mail addresses could be misused for voter fraud, particularly through interception of absentee ballots requested via e-mail.

Notes that protecting e-mail addresses encourages voters to provide them to election supervisors, allowing counties to send sample ballots electronically and reduce costs.

Takes effect on the same date as SB 1352 or similar legislation, if adopted in the same legislative session and enacted into law.