Election Law - Online Campaign Material - Use of Deepfakes
What this bill does
Prohibiting certain persons from willfully or knowingly influencing or attempting to influence a voter's decision to go to the polls or to cast a vote for a particular candidate by publishing, distributing, or disseminating a deepfake online within 90 days of an election; providing that the prohibition does not apply to a person who discloses certain information on the deepfake; providing that a certain person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to a certain fine and imprisonment or both; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (7)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | ANTOINE, JOANNElobbyist | COMMON CAUSE MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | COOPER, CHARLIE | GET MONEY OUT - MARYLAND, INC. | Oral |
| FAV | SORENG, NANCY | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MARYLAND | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DEMARINIS, JARED | MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cain, Delegate Cainlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | SNYDER, REBECCAlobbyist | MDDC PRESS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | DeMarinis, Jared | State Board of Elections | Oral + Written (PDF) |