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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5321 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 felony for knowingly using cheap fake (photo shopped imagery that implies a situation occurred that did not happen) or deep fake media (the use of artificial intelligence to create inauthentic photographs or videos of a person) in a State or local election. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 29-21 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/29-21 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 29-21. Use of fake media prohibited. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Cheap fake" means photo shopped imagery that implies a |
| 10 | | situation occurred that did not happen. |
| 11 | | "Deep fake" means the use of artificial intelligence to |
| 12 | | create inauthentic photographs or videos of a person. |
| 13 | | (b) A person is guilty of a Class 3 felony for knowingly |
| 14 | | using cheap fake or deep fake media in a State or local |
| 15 | | election.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law.
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