Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media
What this bill does
Requiring that candidates, campaign finance entities, and specified other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or specified other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a specified disclosure in a specified manner; and defining 'synthetic media' as an image, an audio recording, or a video recording that has been intentionally manipulated in a certain manner.
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 (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stinar, Braden | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kim, Ashley | Public Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Nelson, Timothylobbyist | Brooks Pierce LLP / Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association | Written (PDF) |