HB208 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve HurstRepresentative
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Merika Coleman Jeremy Oden Elwyn Thomas Elaine Beech
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Political campaigns, use of digitally altered pictures in negative way, prohibited, Sec. 17-5-16 am'd.
Description: Currently, it is unlawful for a candidate to fraudulently misrepresent himself or herself in a manner which is damaging to the other candidate.
This bill would prohibit the use of digitally altered pictures which depict an individual, whether or not a candidate, in a misleading or negative manner.
Subjects: Elections

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections