The Elections Code requires county elections officials to keep a registered voter’s residence address, telephone number, and email address confidential. However, county elections officials must provide this information to candidates for office, committees supporting or opposing initiative or referendum measures, or anyone using it for election, scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purposes.
Effective January 1, 2026, AB 1392 requires county elections officials to keep the residential address, personal phone number, and personal email address of elected officials and candidates for federal, state, and local office confidential, exempting this information from the disclosure requirement, other than for journalistic or government purposes.
AB 1392 requires the California Secretary of State to provide counties with a list of federal and state officials and candidates for office. Counties must add local officials and candidates for office to the list and make such individuals’ voter registration information confidential within five business days.
AB 1392 requires that County officials exclude these individuals’ confidential information from voter lists, rosters, and indexes.
AB 1392 requires that county officials keep the elected official or candidate’s information confidential until, for an elected official, the official no longer holds the office or, for a candidate, the winning candidate takes office.
AB 1392 permits elected officials or candidates for office to opt out of confidentiality provisions.
AB 1392 allows disclosure of the confidential information only for bona fide journalistic or governmental purposes.
(AB 1392 amends Sections 2194, 2227, 8040, 8600, and 10226.3, and adds Section 2166.9 to the Elections Code.)