As of November 3, 2026
Elections
Policy focuses on deceptive synthetic media about candidates, platform labeling, and existing electioneering laws. Some state deepfake statutes face court challenges; track enjoined provisions before relying on them.
In one minute
- NCSL maintains a multi-state tracker of AI-in-elections and campaign statutes.
- Texas Election Code §255.004 addresses certain deceptive deep fake videos near elections (see statute text).
- Federal TAKE IT DOWN primarily targets NCII, not general political speech; do not conflate the two.
- NCSLAI in elections and campaigns
- TexasElection Code §255.004
- Deepfakes chapterDeepfakes & safety
Incident Tracker — search deepfake / election misuse examples.