Information that is written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained under a law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business:
By a governmental body;
For a governmental body who owns the information, has right of access to the information, or spends or contributes public money for the purpose of creating or assembling the information;
By an individual officer or employee of a governmental body in his or her official capacity if the information pertains to the official business of the governmental body
What would be considered public information for purposes of the Election Code?
All election records are public information (§1.012)
Election records are anything distributed or received by the government under the Code;
Anything required by law to be kept by others for information of government under the Code;
Any certificate, application, notice, report, or any other paper or document received by the government under the Code
Election Records:
Voter Registration Information
Precinct Election Records (§66.002)
Precinct election returns
Voting roster
Voted ballots
Candidate Applications
What is confidential and should NOT be disclosed as part of a public information request (§13.004)?
Social Security Numbers
Texas Driver's License Numbers
Numbers on Personal ID cards issued by DPS
Residence addresses of federal or state judges, United States attorneys, and certain law enforcement personnel and their spouses provided they have filed the requisite affidavits/forms with the voter registrar to keep this information confidential
The residence address of a voter registration applicant if the applicant, the applicant's child or a person in the applicant's household is a victim of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking or trafficking of persons
Any information submitted on a voter registration application for a participant in the address confidentiality program administered by OAG who has provided the voter registrar with proof of certification for participation in the program
The telephone number of any applicant who has submitted documentation that the applicant, the applicant's child or another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking or trafficking of persons or is a participant in the address confidentiality program administered by the OAG
Any information on the voter registration application/application for a ballot of a participant in the address confidentiality program administered by the Texas Attorney General (Chapter 56, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure)
