Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
What this bill does
Requiring and authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communicate accurate information to the public; and prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information.
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 (35)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ball, Calvin | Howard County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fleckenstein, Charlotte | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Orbe, Jr., Carlos | Maryland Latinos Unidos | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | David, Sarah | Office of the State Prosecutor | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holman, Craig | Public Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Qualequity Access | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butkiewicz, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Feldmark, Delegate Feldmarklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Feldmark, Delegate Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hicks, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koul, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yelin, Ben | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Law Offices of Boston and Plaut | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cost, Pearson | Brooks Pierce LLP / Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stokes, Meganlobbyist | CCIA | Oral |
| FWA | Cross, Dr Cashenna A | Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden | Oral |
| FWA | Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Colbert, Renata | Motion Picture Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | durkin, margaretlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |