In determining whether a business entity is or is not a “corporation” the Board will look to see if the business entity files articles of incorporation or some
*rule 8.15(4). campaign contributions from lobbyists and PACs to candidates for state office and state officeholders are prohibited from 12:00 a.m. on the day
We do not find an exception in Iowa Code section 68A.503 for a family farm corporation to make campaign contributions to candidates, state parties, or political
If a contributor to an independent expenditure committee receives a contribution itself from another person for the “purpose of furthering the independent expen
We are of the opinion that an LLC, LLP or similar non-corporate entity that transacts business with and receives income from one or more corporations may make c
*rescinds opinion 2002-02. A trust, except for a living or revocable trust, that raises or spends more than $750 for campaign activities is considered a permane
A State Party desiring to establish a separate presidential caucus fund as outlined in IECDB AO 2007-10 should open a separate bank account for such fund. Cont
A prohibited contributor may solicit employees who meet the definition of “professional employee” found in Iowa Code section 20.3 subsection 8 when seeking cont
A candidate utilizing your services to operate an online store must report the gross amount each supporter pays to your store as a contribution and the candidat
A candidate’s committee registered with the Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board is prohibited from accepting a campaign contribution from a federal candidate’s
Applying the circumstances to Iowa law, the IECDB is of the opinion that cryptocurrency contributions are permissible. Although the term “cryptocurrency” contai
In order to ensure full compliance with Iowa law, we encourage campaigns to exercise caution in using Venmo to receive campaign contributions and to seek additi
Because of the leeway provided to 501(c)(4) organizations with regard to participation in the political process, the Board reaffirms its previous advisory opini
