To repeal sections 115.157 and 115.158, RSMo 1994, relating to elections, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject, with an emergency clause.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI,

AS FOLLOWS:

Section A. Sections 115.157 and 115.158, RSMo 1994, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.157 and 115.158, to read as follows:

115.157. The election authority may place all information on any registration cards in computerized form in accordance with subsection 2 of section 115.158. No election authority or secretary of state shall furnish to any member of the public a tape or printout showing any registration information, except as provided in this section. The election authority or secretary of state shall make available tapes, printouts and mailing labels showing unique voter identification numbers, voters' names, dates of birth, addresses, townships or wards, and precincts for a reasonable fee determined by the secretary of state. Such tapes and printouts shall include:

(1) Voter identification number;

(2) Prefix;

(3) First name;

(4) Middle initial;

(5) Last name;

(6) Suffix;

(7) Street number;

(8) Street direction;

(9) Street name;

(10) Street suffix;

(11) Apartment number;

(12) City;

(13) State;

(14) Zip code;

(15) Township;

(16) Ward;

(17) Precinct;

(18) Senatorial district;

(19) Representative district;

(20) Congressional district.

Mailing labels shall include a unique voter identification number for each name. All revenues collected by the secretary of state as provided in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account. The election authority shall also furnish, for a reasonable fee, a printout, mailing labels or other record showing the names, dates of birth and addresses of voters, or any part thereof, within the jurisdiction of the election authority who voted in any specific election, including primary elections, by township, ward or precinct, provided that the election authority enters such data into the computer database. The amount of fees charged for information provided in this section shall be established by rules promulgated by the office of the secretary of state, which shall be subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. Each election authority that has registration records in computerized form shall have printed in even-numbered years a copy of the voter registration list for its jurisdiction. One copy of the computerized printout, if available, shall be supplied to all candidates and party committees upon request for a reasonable charge. Any election authority who has a computerized registration system and who, as of the effective date of this act, has all or any part of the information contained in subdivisions (1) to (20) of this section within the computerized registration system, shall make that information available for use in the 1996 primary and general elections, and all subsequent elections. Any election authority who has a computerized registration system but who does not have such information within the computerized registration system on the effective date of this act, shall make such information available for use in all elections following the 1996 general election.

115.158. 1. On or before July 1, 1996, the secretary of state may begin to procure and develop an electronic data processing system and programs capable of maintaining a centralized database of all registered voters in the state. This system shall be known as the "Centralized Voter Registration System". In addition to maintaining a centralized voter registration database, the election authorities and secretary of state may use the system for the collection and dissemination of election results and other pertinent information. Any information contained in any state or local voter registration system, limited to the master voter registration list or any other list generated from the information, subject to chapter 610, RSMo, shall not be used for commercial purposes; provided, however, that the information can be used for elections, for candidates, or for ballot measures, furnished at a reasonable fee. The amount of fees charged for information provided in this section shall be established by rules promulgated by the office of the secretary of state, which shall be subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 536, RSMo. Violation of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor.

2. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the system required in subsection 1. The rules and regulations must at least:

(1) Provide for voters to submit their registration to those offices and agencies authorized in this chapter and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993;

(2) Provide for the establishment and maintenance of a centralized database for all voter registration information;

(3) Provide procedures for entering data into the centralized database;

(4) Provide for the interaction with other state agencies and departments to facilitate voter registration;

(5) Allow election authorities and the secretary of state to add, modify, and delete information from the system to provide for accurate and up-to-date information;

(6) Allow election authorities and the secretary of state access to the centralized database for review and search capabilities;

(7) Provide security and protection of all information in the centralized database and monitor the centralized database to ensure unauthorized entry is not allowed;

(8) Provide a system for each election authority to identify the precinct to which a voter should be assigned for voting purposes;

(9) Provide a procedure for phasing in or converting existing manual and computerized voter registration systems to the centralized voter registration system; and

(10) Provide a procedure for transferring data from election authorities' existing computerized voter registration systems located in first class counties to the centralized voter registration system.

3. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the centralized voter registration system.

4. The secretary of state shall by rule and regulation establish an advisory committee to assist in the establishment and maintenance of a centralized voter registration system.

Section B. Because of the immediate need to facilitate election information, this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace and safety, and is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.