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Vermont committee weighs fast-track vote on disclosure bill for AI-generated election materials
Summary
Deputy Secretary of State and the attorney general's office told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee they support a disclosure bill aimed at identifying sources of electioneering materials, while committee members debated whether to vote now or wait for technical feedback.
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert and a representative of the attorney general’s office told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee they support legislation that would require disclosure of the source of electioneering materials, including those produced with new technologies.
“We support this bill, [and] look forward to its passage,” Lauren Hibbert, deputy secretary of state, said, adding that Vermonters should “know the source of their electioneering materials, particularly right close to an election.”
The Nut Graf: The committee heard testimony from state election and legal officials who urged prompt action so the state and voters can begin education and enforcement work before the 90-day pre-primary period. Committee members split between those who want to vote this week to give the Secretary of State time to educate officials and the public, and others who want to wait for technical feedback from outside…
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