An altered photograph is a distortion presented as fact. The democratic system deserves more than that, Leach stated. Our election process has been marred by the willingness of campaigns to manipulate images to benefit the candidate not the voter. It is time we restore some integrity to the system and allow the voter to make an informed decision based on fact. AB 1233 would require a disclaimer statement be included if an altered photograph were used in a campaign piece.
Technology is a resource and a tool.
AB 1233 is necessary to ensure that this tool is used in the political arena to educate the voter not misinform. Anything less is political fraud.