Voter Privacy Act of 2019 This bill establishes protections regarding the use of personal information for political purposes. Specifically, it provides an individual the right to obtain from an entity such as a candidate, political committee, or political party the personal information the entity possesses on that individual. An individual may also demand the deletion of this information, prohibit the transfer of this information to another party, and prohibit targeted communications from these entities. An entity must notify an individual when they receive that individual's personal information from a third party.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Election Commission (FEC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationRight of privacy
Voter Privacy Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2398| Senate
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Voter Privacy Act of 2019 This bill establishes protections regarding the use of personal information for political purposes. Specifically, it provides an individual the right to obtain from an entity such as a candidate, political committee, or political party the personal information the entity possesses on that individual. An individual may also demand the deletion of this information, prohibit the transfer of this information to another party, and prohibit targeted communications from these entities. An entity must notify an individual when they receive that individual's personal information from a third party.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Election Commission (FEC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPolitical advertisingPolitical parties and affiliationRight of privacy