68A.101 Citation and administration. This chapter may be cited as the “Campaign Disclosure Act”. The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board shall administer this chapter as provided in sections 68B.32, 68B.32A, 68B.32B, 68B.32C, and 68B.32D. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §56.1] 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9 CS2003, §68A.101 2009 Acts, ch 42, §1; 2018 Acts, ch […]
68A.102 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Ballot issue” means a question, other than the nomination or election of a candidate to a public office, which has been approved by a political subdivision or the general assembly or is required by law to be placed before the voters of […]
68A.103 Applicability to federal candidates. The requirements of this chapter relative to disclosure of contributions shall apply to candidates and political committees for federal office only in the event such candidates are not subject to a federal law requiring the disclosure of campaign financing. Any such federal law shall supersede the provisions of this chapter. […]
68A.104 Certain accounts by officeholders prohibited. A holder of public office shall not maintain an account, other than a campaign account, to receive contributions for the purpose of publishing and distributing newsletters or performing other constituent services related to the official duties of public office. This section applies whether or not the officeholder is a […]
68A.201 Organization statement. 1. a. Every committee, as defined in this chapter, shall file a statement of organization within ten days from the date of its organization. Unless formal organization has previously occurred, a committee is deemed to have organized as of the date that committee transactions exceed the financial activity threshold established in section […]
68A.201A Contributions from federal and out-of-state committees or organizations. 1. When either a committee or organization not organized as a committee under section 68A.201 makes a contribution to a committee organized in Iowa, that committee or organization shall disclose each contribution in excess of fifty dollars to the board. 2. A committee or organization not […]
68A.202 Candidate’s committee. 1. Each candidate for state, county, city, or school office shall organize one, and only one, candidate’s committee for a specific office sought when the candidate receives contributions in excess of one thousand dollars in the aggregate, makes expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars in the aggregate, or incurs indebtedness in […]
68A.203 Committee treasurer and chairperson — duties. 1. a. Every candidate’s committee shall appoint a treasurer who shall be an Iowa resident who has reached the age of majority. Every political committee, state statutory political committee, and county statutory political committee shall appoint both a treasurer and a chairperson, each of whom shall have reached […]
68A.301 Campaign funds. 1. A candidate’s committee shall not accept contributions from, or make contributions to, any other candidate’s committee including candidate’s committees from other states or for federal office, unless the candidate for whom each committee is established is the same person. For purposes of this section, “contributions” includes monetary and in-kind contributions but […]
68A.302 Uses of campaign funds. 1. A candidate and the candidate’s committee shall use campaign funds only for campaign purposes, educational and other expenses associated with the duties of office, or constituency services, and shall not use campaign funds for personal expenses or personal benefit. The purchase of subscriptions to newspapers from or which circulate […]
68A.303 Transfer of campaign funds. 1. In addition to the uses permitted under section 68A.302, a candidate’s committee may only transfer campaign funds in one or more of the following ways: a. Contributions to charitable organizations unless the candidate or the candidate’s spouse, child, stepchild, brother, brother-in-law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, stepsister, parent, parent-in-law, or stepparent […]
68A.304 Campaign property. 1. a. Equipment, supplies, or other materials purchased with campaign funds or received in-kind are campaign property. b. Campaign property belongs to the candidate’s committee and not to the candidate. c. Campaign property that has a value of five hundred dollars or more at the time it is acquired by the committee […]
68A.401 Reports filed with board. 1. All statements and reports required to be filed under this chapter shall be filed with the board as provided in this section and section 68A.402, subsection 1. The board shall post on its internet site all statements and reports filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, the […]
68A.401A Reporting of contributions and expenditures relating to issue advocacy. 1. A political organization that is required to file reports with the internal revenue service, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §527, shall file a report with the board if that organization does both of the following: a. Creates or disseminates a communication of issue advocacy in […]
68A.402 Disclosure report due dates — permanent organization temporarily engaging in political activity required to file reports. 1. Filing methods. Each committee shall electronically file with the board reports disclosing information required under this section on forms prescribed by rule. 2. Statewide office, general assembly, and county elections. a. Election year. A candidate’s committee of […]
68A.402A Information disclosed on reports. 1. Each report filed under section 68A.402 shall disclose: a. The amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period. b. The name and mailing address of each person who has made one or more contributions of money to the committee when the aggregate amount in a […]
68A.402B Committee dissolution — inactivity — reports. 1. If a committee, after having filed a statement of organization or one or more disclosure reports, dissolves or determines that it will no longer receive contributions or make disbursements, the committee shall notify the board within thirty days following such dissolution or determination by filing a dissolution […]
68A.403 Reports preserved. A copy of every report or statement shall be preserved by the person filing it or the person’s successor for at least three years following the filing of the report or statement. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §56.7] 94 Acts, ch 1180, §35; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9 CS2003, §68A.403 2004 Acts, ch […]
68A.404 Independent expenditures. 1. As used in this section, “independent expenditure” means one or more expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars in the aggregate for a communication that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue that is made without the […]
68A.405 Attribution statement on published material. 1. a. For purposes of this subsection: (1) “Individual” includes a candidate for public office who has not filed a statement of organization under section 68A.201. (2) “Organization” includes an organization established to advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot issue but that has not filed a statement […]
