VIEWPOINT | South Dakota voters deserve privacy
Guest column by Rep. Kevin Van Diepen
South Dakota voters treasure the right to political participation, but that right shouldn’t come with mandatory exposure of their personal addresses and sensitive date to the entire world. House Bill 1062, which narrowly passed the Legislature this winter, attempts to require publication of the entire voter registration file including names, home addresses, absentee ballot requests, recent voting history, and more to everyone on the internet, whether in South Dakota or Serbia.
Under this bill, anyone, be it a political actor, date miner, commercial marketer, or worse, could access and download bulk voter data weekly.
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