Mississippi AI laws for political campaigns

Yes. SB 2577 (2024), effective July 1, 2024, makes it a crime to disseminate, or contract to disseminate, a 'digitization' (a realistic altered or AI-created image or audio of a person) within 90 days of an election, without the depicted person's consent, with intent to injure a candidate, influence the election result, or deter anyone from voting, when the person knows it is a digitization. Clear and prominent language displayed throughout the digitization telling viewers the person did not engage in the depicted speech or conduct is a defense to prosecution. Penalties reach 5 years and $10,000 when the intent is to incite violence, cause bodily harm, or deter voting, or for a repeat offense within 5 years; otherwise up to 1 year and $5,000. The AG, a district attorney, the depicted person, an injured candidate, or a political party can seek an injunction and takedown order. Key law (SB 2577 (2024), 2024 Miss. Laws ch. 467, Miss. Code Ann. 97-13-47).

Mississippi does not prescribe exact wording. SB 2577 (2024), effective July 1, 2024, makes it a crime to disseminate, or contract to disseminate, a 'digitization' (a realistic altered or AI-created image or audio of a person) within 90 days of an election, without the depicted person's consent, with intent to injure a candidate, influence the election result, or deter anyone from voting, when the person knows it is a digitization. Clear and prominent language displayed throughout the digitization telling viewers the person did not engage in the depicted speech or conduct is a defense to prosecution. Penalties reach 5 years and $10,000 when the intent is to incite violence, cause bodily harm, or deter voting, or for a repeat offense within 5 years; otherwise up to 1 year and $5,000. The AG, a district attorney, the depicted person, an injured candidate, or a political party can seek an injunction and takedown order.

Criminal: Up to 5 years and/or $10,000 if done with intent to incite or cause violence, cause bodily harm, or deter any person from voting, or if previously convicted under this section within 5 years. Otherwise up to 1 year and/or $5,000. Private lawsuits: Injunctive relief against anyone about to violate or violating the law may be sought by the Attorney General; a district attorney (if the depicted person lives in the district or the district is affected); the depicted individual; an injured candidate; or a political party whose nominee is on the ballot and is injured. The court may order the digitization removed from social media, email, messaging, video services, and other channels.

within 90 days of an election. It covers images and audio altered in a realistic manner (deepfakes) or created with software, machine learning, AI, or other computer means, that a reasonable person would believe shows real speech or conduct, where production depended substantially on technical means rather than human impersonation; disseminated by social media, email, messaging, video sharing, or any other physical or electronic method.

Mississippi has no AI-specific rule for political calls. The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act (Miss. Code 77-3-701 and following) restricts recorded-message calls for telephone solicitations (sales); whether it reaches campaign robocalls was not confirmed. An AI voice deepfake of a person used within 90 days of an election falls under Miss. Code Ann. 97-13-47 (SB 2577). Federal TCPA rules on artificial or prerecorded voices apply. Under federal law, the FCC ruled in February 2024 that AI-generated voices are "artificial" voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, so prerecorded or AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent, and every such call must identify the caller at the start.

This tracker counts 1 Mississippi AI law touching politics and elections as of October 5, 2026: 1 on elections.

None pending (The 2026 regular session adjourned in early April 2026. The only AI bill enacted was HB 1723 (a general definition of artificial intelligence, effective July 1, 2026); no election AI bill passed. Public Citizen lists HB 1689 (2024) as failed.): No session until January 2027.