Utah officials send notices on voter record privacy changes under new law
Utah officials send notices on voter record privacy changes under new law
Publish Date: 2026-04-22 14:33:00
Source Domain: kutv.com
CEDAR CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Notification letters are going out statewide regarding changes in voter registration record privacy.
This comes after the Utah legislature passed SB 153, which “removes most voter record privacy protections,” according to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
The bill states that a voter’s registration record before April 6, 2026, was classified as private and will be reclassified as a public record “unless the voter takes certain action to obtain additional protection.”
The bill requires election officers to notify voters subject to reclassification to give them the opportunity to apply for additional protection.
According to the notice sent by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, as of May 25, 2026, the following information will be available to members of the public:
- Voter’s full legal name
- Voter identification number
- Residential address
- Mailing address, if applicable
- Voting precincts and districts
- Party affiliation- or your status as an unaffiliated voter
- Status as an active or inactive voter
- The last date that your voter registration record was updated
- A list of elections in which you have voted
For all voters in the default status of public registration, their information will be available to the public for a fee upon request. The state says there is universally protected information that will never be given out, including date of birth, driver’s license number, state identification card number, and social security number. Email addresses and phone numbers will also not be given out unless shared with the voter’s affiliated party.
Certain voters may be eligible to receive an at-risk designation, which would cause their records to only be shared with government entities. Personally identifiable information would be anonymous.
Vote.utah.gov states that eligible individuals to request an at-risk designation include domestic violence victims, law enforcement officers, individuals protected by a protection order, members of the…
