Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in elections

Removed placeholder brackets and inconsistent capitalization throughout the text, converting it from a draft to a final enrolled bill.

Clarified the audio disclosure requirement to specify a minimum length of 8 seconds.

Updated the news exemption to require clear acknowledgment that the content may be generated by AI and does not accurately represent the individual.

Refined the definition of 'deepfake' to explicitly include content that provides a fundamentally different understanding of a person's appearance or speech.

Added specific definitions for 'AI-generated content' and 'deepfake' to clarify the types of media subject to new regulations.

Modified the disclosure language to require explicit statements that content has been 'SIGNIFICANTLY edited BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE'.

Reduced the mandatory audio disclosure duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.

Reordered and slightly rephrased the list of exceptions for broadcasters, including new language about content being 'generated in whole or in part by using artificial intelligence'.

Added 'website' and 'streaming service' to the list of entities subject to the deepfake disclosure rules.

Clarified that the law applies to persons who pay for or sponsor the production, creation, or initial distribution of deepfakes.

Reduced the mandatory audio disclosure duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.

Added a new exception allowing bona fide news coverage to broadcast deepfakes if clearly acknowledged as AI-generated.

Added a specific exception for paid advertisements in news broadcasts if they meet specific disclosure and accuracy standards.

The phrase 'office holder' was changed to 'officeholder' in the recitals and definitions to ensure consistent terminology throughout the document.

The bill title and header were updated from 'LC 0229' to 'SB 25.1' and 'Authorized Print Version' was added to the page headers.