Industry guide
AI compliance for campaigns and committees
Campaigns using generative tools for ads, fundraising, or outreach face fast-moving disclosure and synthetic-media rules in multiple states.
Your regulatory exposure
Companies in Political campaigns using common AI tools could face up to 46 regulations across 16 states.
- Colorado Privacy Act (CPA profiling and ADM)
Colorado profiling rules define three tiers: Solely Automated Processing, Human Reviewed Automated Processing, and Human Involved Automated Pr...
HighIn effect - Iowa AI-Generated Child Exploitation (SF 2243)
Treats AI-generated depictions of child exploitation equivalently to real CSAM under Iowa criminal code.
HighIn effect - Executive Order 14281: Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
Directs federal agencies to deprioritize disparate-impact enforcement across civil rights statutes (Title VII, Title VI, ECOA, Fair Housing Ac...
HighIn effect - Illinois AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (HB 4623)
Clarifies that Illinois child pornography laws encompass AI-generated images of minors in sexual acts. AI-generated CSAM treated identically t...
HighIn effect - California AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (AB 1831)
Expands child pornography laws to include content digitally altered or generated by AI. Criminal prohibition.
HighIn effect
Key obligations
- Disclosure of AI-generated or synthetic media in political communications
- Platform reporting and takedown expectations where applicable
- Record-keeping for paid media and authorized committees
Risk factors
- Election-adjacent laws differ sharply by state
- First Amendment litigation can change enforceability of some deepfake rules
Upcoming deadlines
- June 9, 2026 · New York Synthetic Performers Disclosure (SB 8420A)
- January 1, 2028 · Washington AI Content Disclosure Act (HB 1170)
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