Plain English Breakdown
The specific list of exemptions regarding manipulated media disclosures is not detailed in the provided official summary.
Extending Rules on Deceptive Election Media and Cannabis Appointee Conflicts
This law extends the deadline for rules against sharing deceptive election media to January 2031, and it adds conflict-of-interest restrictions for certain people appointed by the Governor to work in cannabis regulation.
What This Bill Does
- Extends the expiration date of laws banning deceptive election media from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2031.
- Keeps existing rules that stop people from sharing manipulated audio or video about candidates within 60 days of an election if done with actual malice and intent to deceive voters.
- Allows courts to order a stop to the distribution of such deceptive media and award money damages, including attorney's fees, to affected candidates.
- Prohibits individuals appointed by the Governor to specified positions in the Department of Cannabis Control from receiving commissions or profits related to cannabis licenses.
- Applies existing conflict-of-interest rules for department directors and appeals panel members to these new appointees.
Who It Names or Affects
- People, committees, or entities that distribute audio or visual media about election candidates within 60 days of an election.
- Candidates running for office whose voice or likeness appears in deceptive media distributed during the restricted period.
- Individuals appointed by the Governor to specified positions within the Department of Cannabis Control.
Terms To Know
- Materially deceptive
- Audio or visual content that has been changed enough to mislead viewers about what actually happened, as defined in existing law.
- Actual malice
- Distributing false information knowing it is not true or with reckless disregard for the truth.
- Injunctive relief
- A court order that requires someone to stop doing a specific action, such as sharing deceptive media.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law only applies within 60 days of an election where the candidate appears on the ballot.
- Deceptive media is allowed if it includes a disclosure stating that the content has been manipulated, subject to specified exemptions not detailed in this summary.