AI Vote Guide
A nonpartisan civic resource · Updated September 2026

Understand AI policy before you vote.

AI Vote Guide explains how artificial intelligence is being regulated, debated, and contested in American politics — without requiring a technical background.

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Tracked to date · as of Sep 22, 2026
$55.65M

in confirmed FEC independent expenditures on 2026 candidates.

Source: Transformer News FEC tracker
Pro-innovation
$23.07M
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Pro-safety
$32.58M
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War chest · not yet deployed
$129.3M+ still unspent
Raised across AI PAC networks but not yet spent against specific candidates

$185M+ has been raised across AI industry PACs and nonprofits; $55.65M is the FEC-verified total spent on candidates so far.

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September 16, 2026
InfrastructureCongress

House passes bipartisan bill addressing data-center electricity costs

The House voted 417–3 to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, the first federal bill to take on data-center electricity costs and who pays for the infrastructure they create.

Why this mattersData centers have moved from a largely local permitting and infrastructure issue into federal AI policy. Electricity costs, grid expansion, and who pays for new infrastructure are increasingly part of the political debate around AI development.

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Regulation

Senate negotiators consider federal AI “duty of care”

Senate negotiators are discussing a federal AI “duty of care” that could require advanced-model developers to mitigate major known risks — and possibly preempt state rules.

September 11, 2026
ElectionsDisclosureUpdated this week

AI-focused PAC spending reaches $55.65M

Transformer's FEC tracker reports $55.65M in AI-focused super-PAC spending on 2026 candidates — $23.07M classified as pro-innovation, $32.58M as pro-safety.

September 22, 2026Transformer News FEC tracker ↗
Elections

August 25 elections finalize several races

Darline Graham won South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff. Everton Blair won Georgia's 13th District special-election runoff with 53.95% of the vote. In Oklahoma, N'Kiyla “Jasmine” Thomas won the Democratic Senate nomination and will face Republican Kevin Hern in November.

August 26, 2026
Regulation

Colorado replaces its original AI Act framework

Colorado enacted SB 26-189, repealing and reenacting the framework created by its original 2024 AI Act. Most new requirements begin January 1, 2027.

May 14, 2026Colorado General Assembly ↗

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