"Michigan Governor Whitmer Enacts Election Reforms, Including AI Regulations and Voting Rights Expansion"

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a series of election bills aimed at protecting voters from misinformation and expanding access to the ballot box. The bills include making it a crime to intimidate election workers, requiring disclaimers in political advertisements that use artificial intelligence, and allowing 16-year-olds to preregister to vote. Whitmer celebrated the bills, stating that they are pro-democracy and a response to previous legislation that made it harder to vote. The new laws also regulate the use of artificial intelligence in elections, making Michigan the fifth state to do so. Whitmer also approved a bill to automatically register incarcerated individuals upon their release, expanded early voting procedures, and eliminated the ban on hiring transportation to bring voters to the polls.