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Regulate AI-generated content in states
Regulate AI-generated content in states
Ballot Measures

Ballot Initiatives in Key States

Use direct democracy to enact deepfake regulations where legislatures are resistant.

Use ballot measures to put enforceable deepfake rules directly to voters in states where legislatures won’t act. Treat this as a process-heavy, full-cycle campaign: draft clear language with satire/parody protections, qualify it under state rules, and run a persuasion plan that frames the measure as election integrity and basic disclosure.

Why this works

  • In some swing states or those with divided government, voters themselves might approve measures to ban deceptive deepfakes – such measures can be popular if framed as protecting election integrity.
  • Ballot initiatives can circumvent partisan gridlock: for example, if a legislature is reluctant (perhaps due to lobbying or ideological reasons), a voter referendum (as was done to implement independent redistricting or voting expansions in some states) could succeed.
  • This also raises public awareness in the campaign process.

League of Women Voters

Advocacy
lwv.org

Empowering voters and defending democracy

The League of Women Voters, established in 1920, is a civic nonprofit that encourages informed and active participation in government. Originally formed to help women exercise their new right to vote, the League is nonpartisan and works on expanding voting rights, improving elections, and educating voters. The LWV registers and turns out voters, fights voter suppression through advocacy and litigation (e.g., as plaintiffs in voting rights cases), and has supported reforms like independent redistricting and voting by mail:.

Mechanism

About Ballot Measures

How League of Women Voters uses funding

  1. Draft and file measure language under state rules, including disclosure requirements and satire/parody carve-outs.
  2. Gather signatures to qualify and plan for verification and procedural challenges.
  3. Run the public campaign through Election Day with outreach, persuasion, and coalition coordination.
  4. Prepare for implementation and defense after the vote, including legal and administrative follow-through.
  5. Publish milestone updates so supporters can track qualification and campaign progress.
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Milestones

Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step

  1. 1

    Measure language drafted + filed

    0–30 days

    Text includes disclosure, penalties for knowing deception, and speech safeguards.

  2. 2

    Qualification plan launched

    1–3 months

    Signature operations run with a verification and deadline plan.

  3. 3

    Persuasion campaign ramp

    3–6 months

    Messaging, outreach, and coalition coordination operate at campaign scale.

  4. 4

    Post-election follow-through prepared

    Ongoing

    Implementation guidance and legal defense posture are ready if the measure passes.

Risks, trade-offs & sources

Updates

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Updates will appear here as the strategy progresses.

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