HB3695 Summary

• Establishes an automatic voter registration program where driver's license and state identification card applications serve as voter registration applications unless the applicant affirmatively declines.

• Requires the Secretary of State and State Board of Elections to enter an interagency contract and adopt jointly-adopted rules to implement the automatic registration program, with implementation required by July 1, 2018.

• Designates specific agencies (Department of Human Services, Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Employment Security, Department on Aging) as "designated automatic voter registration agencies" that may participate in the program through dual-purpose applications.

• Requires applicants to be informed in writing of voter registration qualifications, penalties for false registration, and that declining registration is confidential and will not affect agency services.

• Adds exemption to the Freedom of Information Act for confidential voter registration information including Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, declining to register decisions, and applicant identifying information.