Disclosure of synthetic media in campaign communications
ORS 260.268 (election deepfakes)
Artificial intelligence
Requires campaign communications that use realistic AI-manipulated images, audio or video of a person to carry a disclosure that the content has been manipulated.
- Where
- Oregon
- Citation
- ORS 260.268, 260.269
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2024-03-27
- Enforced by
- Oregon Secretary of State (Attorney General as to Secretary of State races)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Injunction and a civil penalty of up to $10,000, the exclusive remedy (ORS 260.268(3)-(5)).
- Applies to
- Anyone distributing a campaign communication supporting or opposing a candidate or measure that includes AI-manipulated synthetic media
- Excludes interactive computer services, bona fide news coverage with an authenticity caveat, paid broadcasters and platforms, publications with a disclaimer, and satire or parody (ORS 260.268(6))
What a privacy notice must say
- Include a disclosure that the image, audio or video has been manipulated in any campaign communication containing synthetic media.ORS 260.268(2)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.