Law / United States / Minnesota
Election Deepfake Prohibition and Candidate Forfeiture
Minn. Stat. § 609.771; § 211B.17, .18 (2023 c 58 s 2; 2024 c 112 art 2 ss 76-78)
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In force since 1 August 2023.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not disseminate, or contract to disseminate, an AI-generated deep fake of a candidate without the depicted individual's consent, made with intent to injure the candidate or influence an election, within 90 days of a party nominating convention or during the absentee-voting-through-election-day window before a primary or general election.
- A conviction can carry imprisonment and a fine, and for a candidate, forfeiture of the nomination or office and disqualification from other offices.
- The attorney general, a county or city attorney, the depicted individual, or an injured candidate may seek an injunction against a threatened or ongoing violation.
What this law does
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It is a crime to knowingly or recklessly disseminate a deep fake, or to enter a contract to disseminate one, without the depicted individual's consent, with intent to injure a candidate or influence an election result, within 90 days before a party nominating convention or after the start of absentee voting before a primary or general election. There is no disclosure safe harbor; the offense turns on lack of consent and electoral intent, not on whether the item is labeled synthetic.
A 2024 amendment added that a convicted candidate forfeits the nomination or office and is disqualified from appointment to another office, and armed the attorney general, a county or city attorney, the depicted individual, or an injured candidate with a civil action for injunctive or equitable relief.
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Read the law
official text, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (revisor.mn.gov)