Public voter lists show ID, address and party, fueling debate over election privacy

[RandySF]

Abilene, Texas — Some Taylor County residents are raising privacy concerns about a Texas law that requires counties to publicly post daily early voting turnout information, including voter ID and party affiliation.

Taylor County Elections Administrator Freda Ragan said her office is required to make the information available online under Texas Election Code Section 87.121. “We are required by law to post that information on our websites, and we have to have it out there by 11 a.m.,” Ragan said.

Ragan said the county typically provides a link to the Secretary of State’s website because the county uploads the information nightly. “Every night we upload that information at people who have voted or who have returned a mail ballot, we upload that information to the Secretary of State, and they post that on their website,” she said.

The issue drew attention after a resident posted online that they learned early voting results are being posted each day on the county’s website, including voter ID number, names and addresses. The post sparked mixed reactions, with one resident saying they were proud to share their political affiliation publicly and another saying that decision should remain private.





https://ktxs.com/news/local/public-voter-lists-show-id-address-and-party-fueling-debate-over-election-privacy

[BaileyBill]

1. Results are NOT posted...

Only the number of voters in each Party's primary that day. Results will not be tabulated until after the close of voting on election day.

By law, if you vote in one Party's primary election, you are ineligible to vote in the other Party's run-offs or participate in their County or State Conventions. Come November, however, you are free to vote for either Party's candidates in the general election. In order for this law to be enforced it is necessary for one's primary voting participation be publicly connected to one Party. It's been like this forever.

[LeftInTX]

2. Addresses are not supposed to be posted. Although I have seen a few goofs that posted addresses.