SB 1434 Summary

• Establishes circulator registration requirements for all non-resident circulators and all paid circulators collecting recall petition signatures, with registration through the secretary of state.

• Requires recall petitions to include 15 signature lines per sheet with specific formatting, affidavits notarized by circulators, and prohibits use of recall petitions that deviate from the official time-and-date-marked application text.

• Disqualifies signatures collected by unregistered required circulators, circulators with prior election law violations, and circulators who fail to appear for subpoena service.

• Creates new criminal penalties including class 1 misdemeanor for signature withdrawal payment and class 4 felony for pattern recall petition signature fraud, with 5-year prohibition from election activities for those convicted.

• Establishes statewide circulator fraud list maintained by secretary of state and grants superior courts in Maricopa County jurisdiction over state recall challenges, with specific venue rules for local recalls.