20A-2-607. Applicability and enforcement -- Transition.

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Effective 3/18/2026

(1)This part does not govern or restrict the release of a voter registration record:

(a)to an election officer or an employee of an election officer;

(b)for a government purpose relating to maintaining the voter registration list or the administration of an election;

(c)to the extent required by law, to the federal government to comply with, or verify compliance with, the requirements of federal election law;

(d)in accordance with an order of a court with jurisdiction; or

(e)to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement purpose related to election law.

(2)Beginning on March 9, 2026, and ending on May 25, 2026, a person that requests a copy of the voter registration list:

(a)will receive the portion of the list, as the list existed on March 8, 2026, that the person was eligible to receive on March 8, 2026; and

(b)will not receive an updated version of the list, or of any information in an updated version of the list, until May 25, 2026.

(3)A person may only obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for:

(a)a political purpose;

(b)another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or

(c)another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:

(i)under a provision of state or federal law; or

(ii)by order of a court with jurisdiction.

(4)It is unlawful for a person to:

(a)obtain information from the list of registered voters under false pretenses;

(b)obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for a purpose other than:

(i)a political purpose;

(ii)another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or

(iii)another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:

(A)under a provision of state or federal law; or

(B)by order of a court with jurisdiction;

(c)knowingly post on the internet or otherwise disclose to the public, for a fee or free of charge, the list of registered voters or information obtained from the list of registered voters; or

(d)knowingly disclose information from the list of registered voters in a manner that is not permitted by law.

(5)A violation of Subsection

(4)is a class A misdemeanor.

Enacted by Chapter 102 , 2026 General Session