20A-2-604. Request for voter registration records by political party -- Confirmation of political party affiliation.

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Effective 4/6/2026

(1)Except as otherwise provided in this section or another express provision of law, upon receiving a request from a political party for voter registration records, the lieutenant governor or a county clerk:

(a)for each public registered voter who is not affiliated with the political party:

(i)shall provide to the political party the voter's standard voter data; and

(ii)may not provide to the political party any information from the public registered voter's voter registration record that is not standard voter data;

(b)for each public registered voter who is affiliated with the political party:

(i)shall provide to the political party the voter's standard voter data;

(ii)beginning January 1, 2027, shall provide the public registered voter's phone number, only if the voter consents on the voter's voter registration form to the election officer disclosing the voter's phone number to the political party;

(iii)beginning January 1, 2027, shall provide the public registered voter's email address, only if the voter consents on the voter's voter registration form to the election officer disclosing the voter's email address to the political party; and

(iv)may not provide to the political party any information relating to the voter other than the information provided in accordance with Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (iii); and

(c)may not provide to the political party any information from an at-risk voter's voter registration record.

(2)If an at-risk voter consents, on the voter's voter registration form, to provide the political party with which the voter chooses to affiliate with the voter's phone number or email address, the county clerk or the lieutenant governor:

(a)may not provide the phone number or email address to the political party; and

(b)shall notify the at-risk voter that the voter must contact the political party directly to provide the voter's phone number or email address to the political party.

(3)A political party, or an agent of a political party, that receives information under this section:

(a)shall ensure, using industry standard security measures, that the information may not be accessed by a person other than the political party or an authorized agent of the political party;

(b)may only use the information:

(i)to communicate with an individual who is affiliated with the political party in relation to the business of the political party or for a political purpose;

(ii)to verify that the voter is a member of the political party;

(iii)to conduct demographic or other analysis for a political purpose; or

(iv)for a purpose described in Subsection 20A-2-607(3) ;

(c)may not:

(i)use or share the information for a purpose other than a purpose described in Subsection (3)(b) ; or

(ii)grant access to the information to a person other than an authorized agent of the political party;

(d)notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a) or

(b), may not grant access to the information or share the information with a person whom the political party believes:

(i)will use or share the information in a manner other than a manner described in Subsection (3)(b) ; or

(ii)will not comply with Subsection (3)(a) , (b), or (c); and

(e)may limit access by an authorized agent to only the portion of the information needed for the authorized agent to fulfill a purpose for which the authorized agent is:

(i)permitted by law to use the information; and

(ii)authorized by the state political party to use the information.

(4)Before providing the information described in this section to a political party:

(a)the lieutenant governor or county clerk shall verify that the individual requesting the information on behalf of the political party is an authorized agent of the political party; and

(b)the individual requesting the information under Subsection (4)(a) shall sign a request form that includes:

(i)the name, address, and telephone number of the political party that is seeking the information;

(ii)the individual's name, address, and telephone number;

(iii)a statement that the individual is an authorized agent of the political party and has presented to the lieutenant governor or the county clerk valid verification that the individual is an authorized agent of the political party;

(iv)a statement that the political party and the individual will comply with the requirements described in Subsection

(3);

(v)a statement that the political party, or an agent of the political party, will not provide or use the information obtained from the list of registered voters in a manner that is prohibited by law;

(vi)a statement that obtaining the information under false pretenses, or providing or using the information in a manner that is prohibited by law, is punishable as a class A misdemeanor and by a civil fine; and

(vii)notice that if a person makes a false statement in the request form, the person is punishable by law under Section 76-8-504 .

(5)The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the information described in Subsection (1)(a) or

(b)to a person requesting the information under this section if the lieutenant governor or county clerk has probable cause to believe that the person:

(a)is not a political party or an agent of the political party; or

(b)will use or share the information in a manner prohibited by law.

Enacted by Chapter 102 , 2026 General Session