Lawmakers expect Senate Bill 1061 to help protect their safety by making it tougher for members of the public to find their homes for any reason.
Listen as Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, convinces a municipal judge to place a restraining order against journalist Camryn Sanchez.Police officers, judges and others in sensitive positions are allowed to strike their names and addresses from the public record. Statewide officeholders, members of the Legislature and election officials in Arizona may soon get added to that list.
Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, credits his wife for asking him to sponsor the bill. Although officeholder addresses have stayed available for decades, the political scene seems to have gotten more dangerous in recent years, Shope said. Hoffman said he supported the bill until an amendment that expanded it to include election officials, which includes employees who receive training and a certificate from the state to work as election officers.
If it's approved, the court orders all information about the person removed from the county recorder's website, or if the danger is deemed immediate, from recorder records entirely. The removal lasts for five years. Other laws allow the same process to shield records in county assessors' offices and motor vehicle offices.Proposal could block research on lawmakers
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