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BY
WICHTENDAHL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
artificial
intelligence
for
1
purposes
associated
with
elections,
ballot
issues,
and
2
public
officials,
providing
penalties,
and
making
penalties
3
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68A.405,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
a.
Published
material
generated
through
3
the
use
of
artificial
intelligence
and
designed
to
expressly
4
advocate
the
nomination,
election,
or
defeat
of
a
candidate
5
for
public
office
or
the
passage
or
defeat
of
a
ballot
issue
6
must
contain
a
disclosure
on
the
published
material
that
the
7
published
material
was
generated
using
artificial
intelligence.
8
The
disclosure
must
include
the
words
“this
material
was
9
generated
using
artificial
intelligence”.
10
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“artificial
11
intelligence”
means
a
machine-based
system
that
can,
for
a
12
given
set
of
human-defined
objectives,
make
predictions,
13
recommendations,
or
decisions
influencing
real
or
virtual
14
environments.
15
c.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
subsection.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
68A.507
Endorsements
——
generation
by
17
artificial
intelligence
prohibited.
18
A
person
shall
not
publish
published
material,
as
defined
in
19
section
68A.405,
that
includes
an
endorsement
of
a
candidate
or
20
ballot
measure
by
a
representation
of
a
person
that
has
been
21
generated
using
artificial
intelligence,
as
defined
in
section
22
68A.405.
23
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
68B.40
Artificial
intelligence
24
limitations.
25
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
26
a.
“Artificial
intelligence”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
27
section
68A.405.
28
b.
“Political
committee”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
29
section
68A.102.
30
c.
“State
statutory
political
committee”
means
the
same
as
31
defined
in
section
68A.102.
32
2.
A
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
33
public
official,
or
state
statutory
political
committee
shall
34
not
use
artificial
intelligence
to
depict
a
candidate
or
public
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official
engaging
in
behavior
that
the
candidate
or
public
1
official
would
be
unlikely
to
engage
in
or
that
would
likely
2
diminish
the
public
perception
of
the
candidate
or
public
3
official.
4
3.
A
candidate,
that
candidate’s
committee,
or
a
public
5
official
shall
not
use
artificial
intelligence
to
depict
the
6
candidate
or
public
official
in
an
event
or
situation
that
did
7
not
occur.
8
4.
A
public
official
shall
not
use
artificial
intelligence
9
to
manipulate
depictions
of
events
of
statewide
or
national
10
importance
that
a
reasonable
person
would
conclude
was
11
intended
to
influence
public
opinion
about
a
defined
group
or
12
influence
the
outcome
of
an
election
or
the
passage
or
defeat
13
of
legislation.
14
5.
A
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
15
public
official,
or
state
statutory
political
committee
shall
16
not
knowingly
share
material
generated
by
a
third
party
using
17
artificial
intelligence.
A
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
18
political
committee,
public
official,
or
state
statutory
19
political
committee
does
not
violate
this
subsection
if
the
20
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
public
21
official,
or
state
statutory
political
committee
makes
a
22
good-faith
effort
to
remove
material
that
the
candidate,
23
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
public
official,
24
or
state
statutory
political
committee
discovers
was
generated
25
using
artificial
intelligence
and
informs
the
public
that
the
26
material
was
generated
using
artificial
intelligence.
27
6.
a.
The
board
may
impose
a
fine
of
up
to
five
thousand
28
dollars
on
a
candidate
or
public
official
for
a
first
violation
29
of
this
section
and
a
fine
of
up
to
one
and
one-half
times
the
30
previous
fine
for
each
subsequent
violation
of
this
section.
31
b.
The
board
may
impose
a
fine
of
up
to
fifty
thousand
32
dollars
on
a
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
or
33
state
statutory
political
committee
for
a
first
violation
of
34
this
section
and
a
fine
of
up
to
two
times
the
previous
fine
for
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each
subsequent
violation
of
this
section.
1
c.
A
fine
collected
by
the
board
pursuant
to
this
subsection
2
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
artificial
intelligence
7
for
purposes
associated
with
elections,
ballot
issues,
and
8
public
officials.
The
bill
amends
Code
chapter
68A
(campaign
9
finance)
to
require
published
material
generated
through
the
10
use
of
artificial
intelligence,
defined
in
the
bill
as
a
11
machine-based
system
that
can,
for
a
given
set
of
human-defined
12
objectives,
make
predictions,
recommendations,
or
decisions
13
influencing
real
or
virtual
environments,
that
is
designed
14
to
expressly
advocate
for
or
against
a
candidate
or
ballot
15
issue
to
include
a
disclosure
that
the
published
material
was
16
generated
using
artificial
intelligence.
The
bill
prohibits
17
published
material
from
including
an
endorsement
of
a
candidate
18
or
ballot
measure
by
a
representation
of
a
person
that
has
been
19
generated
using
artificial
intelligence.
By
operation
of
law,
20
a
person
who
willfully
violates
Code
chapter
68A
is
guilty
of
a
21
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
22
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
23
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
24
The
bill
enacts
new
Code
section
68B.40
(artificial
25
intelligence
limitations)
to
prohibit
a
candidate,
candidate’s
26
committee,
political
committee,
public
official,
or
27
state
statutory
political
committee
from
using
artificial
28
intelligence
to
depict
a
candidate
or
public
official
engaging
29
in
behavior
that
the
candidate
or
public
official
would
be
30
unlikely
to
engage
in
or
that
would
likely
diminish
the
public
31
perception
of
the
candidate
or
public
official.
The
bill
32
also
prohibits
a
candidate,
that
candidate’s
committee,
or
a
33
public
official
from
using
artificial
intelligence
to
depict
34
the
candidate
or
public
official
in
an
event
or
situation
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that
did
not
occur
and
from
sharing
material
generated
by
a
1
third
party
using
artificial
intelligence.
A
person
does
not
2
violate
the
prohibition
on
sharing
material
generated
by
a
3
third
party
using
artificial
intelligence
if
the
person
makes
a
4
good-faith
effort
to
remove
material
that
the
person
discovers
5
was
generated
by
artificial
intelligence
and
informs
the
public
6
that
the
material
was
generated
using
artificial
intelligence.
7
The
bill
prohibits
a
public
official
from
using
artificial
8
intelligence
to
manipulate
depictions
of
events
of
statewide
or
9
national
importance
to
influence
public
opinion
about
a
defined
10
group
or
influence
the
outcome
of
an
election
or
the
passage
or
11
defeat
of
legislation.
12
The
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board
(board)
may
13
impose
a
fine
of
up
to
$5,000
on
a
candidate
or
public
official
14
for
a
first
violation
of
new
Code
section
68B.40
and
a
fine
15
of
up
to
one
and
one-half
times
the
previous
fine
for
each
16
subsequent
violation.
The
board
may
impose
a
fine
of
up
to
17
$50,000
on
a
candidate’s
committee,
political
committee,
or
18
state
statutory
political
committee
for
a
first
violation
of
19
new
Code
section
68B.40
and
a
fine
of
up
to
two
times
the
20
previous
fine
for
each
violation.
A
fine
collected
by
the
21
board
pursuant
to
this
provision
of
the
bill
shall
be
deposited
22
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
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