Applicability and enforcement -- Transition

(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.