SB 1433 Summary

• Establishes a new felony offense making it unlawful for any enterprise to knowingly communicate false information to registered voters intended to impede their right to vote, including false information about election dates, polling locations, voter registration status, ballot eligibility, or voting procedures.

• Classifies violation as a class 5 felony prosecutable in either the jurisdiction where the communication originated or was received.

• Authorizes registered voters to file civil actions for injunctive relief and damages against violators, with courts able to award reasonable attorney fees to prevailing parties.

• Grants the Attorney General and county attorneys authority to investigate violations through written demands, depositions, document inspection, and court-ordered enforcement actions.

• Authorizes courts to enforce investigative demands through contempt findings, injunctions, corporate dissolution under A.R.S. § 10-1430, or other appropriate relief.

• Defines "enterprise" to include corporations, partnerships, labor unions, IRC Section 527 groups, and any associated group of persons regardless of legal entity status.