On Friday, California lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit the distribution of deceptive campaign ads or “election communication” within 120 days of an election.

A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it. U.S ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three ...

While California is not the only state with laws regulating the use of deepfakes in political ads, the application of the ban to 60 days following the election is unique and may be copied by other ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has just passed a tough new law to crack down on politically-themed artificial intelligence deepfakes during elections. It comes only weeks after Elon Musk re ...

SB 270 would require only a proponent’s name, city, state and ZIP code to be included in the published notice. In California, recall proponents are the small group who officially launch the ...

Half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election 04:16. As counties across the state are in the final stages of designing and printing your November ...

California has allowed voters to recall elected officials since 1911.To initiate a recall, petitioners must file a notice with the relevant elections officer and serve a copy to the official they ...