2194
. (a) Except as provided in Section 2194.1, the affidavit of
voter registration information identified in Section 6254.4 of the
Government Code:
(1) Shall be confidential and shall not appear on any computer
terminal, list, affidavit, duplicate affidavit, or other medium
routinely available to the public at the county elections official's
office.
(2) Shall not be used for any personal, private, or commercial
purpose, including, but not limited to:
(A) The harassment of any voter or voter's household.
(B) The advertising, solicitation, sale, or marketing of products
or services to any voter or voter's household.
(C) Reproduction in print, broadcast visual or audio, or display
on the Internet or any computer terminal unless pursuant to paragraph
(3).
(3) Shall be provided with respect to any voter, subject to the
provisions of Sections 2166, 2166.5, 2166.7, and 2188, to any
candidate for federal, state, or local office, to any committee for
or against any initiative or referendum measure for which legal
publication is made, and to any person for election, scholarly,
journalistic, or political purposes, or for governmental purposes, as
determined by the Secretary of State.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the California driver's
license number, the California identification card number, the social
security number, and any other unique identifier used by the State
of California for purposes of voter identification shown on the
affidavit of voter registration of a registered voter, or added to
voter registration records to comply with the requirements of the
federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.),
are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the signature of the voter
shown on the affidavit of voter registration or an image thereof is
confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, except as
provided in subdivision (c).
(c) (1) The home address or signature of any voter shall be
released whenever the person's vote is challenged pursuant to
Sections 15105 to 15108, inclusive, or Article 3 (commencing with
Section 14240) of Chapter 3 of Division 14. The address or signature
shall be released only to the challenger, to elections officials, and
to other persons as necessary to make, defend against, or adjudicate
the challenge.
(2) An elections official shall permit a person to view the
signature of a voter for the purpose of determining whether the
signature matches a signature on an affidavit of registration or an
image thereof or a petition, but shall not permit a signature to be
copied.
(d) A governmental entity, or officer or employee thereof, shall
not be held civilly liable as a result of disclosure of the
information referred to in this section, unless by a showing of gross
negligence or willfulness.
(e) For the purposes of this section, "voter's household" is
defined as the voter's place of residence or mailing address or any
persons who reside at the place of residence or use the mailing
address as supplied on the affidavit of registration pursuant to
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2150.