Pursuant to Iowa Code section 68A.201(2)(a), the Board finds that the committee name “Madison County Republican Political Action Committee” is duplicative of th
Following acceptance of this advisory opinion, committees filing blank or substantially incomplete reports, as determined by the Board, will be subject to penal
Candidates may continue to use campaign funds to pay for a sponsorship of an event in an amount that is equivalent to two dinner tickets to the event and/or a b
The Board is of the opinion that only those officers who are required by statute to be appointed are required to be disclosed on a statement of organization fil
We are of the opinion that when a federal or out-of-state PAC purchases an item for fair market value from an Iowa state committee, no VSR is required to be fil
The following are examples of permissible disclosures on Schedule B of a candidate’s campaign disclosure report concerning expenditures for the purchase of meal
If the 527 committee accepts donations from corporations, insurance companies, or financial institutions, then pursuant to Iowa Code section 68A.503 it cannot m
*rule 4.11 A person desiring to register a campaign committee without exceeding $750 is required to file Form DR-SFA, or amend the Form DR-SFA that is already
*modified/updated by 2016-02. The Board encourages all prospective campaign committees to review Iowa Code section 68A.201 and the Board’s rules on registering
* rescinds opinions 2001-19 and 2003-09. Pursuant to Iowa Code section 68A.401(2) the Board is required to “retain filed statements and reports for at least fiv
*opinions 2008-13 & 2009-02 modified All candidates for statewide office or the General Assembly are required to file by 4:30 p.m. of the due date all statemen
An entity that exceeds $750 in Iowa by “expressly advocating” the “nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for public office or the pa
Iowa Code section 68A.404 requires the reporting of independent expenditures and also requires an entity making independent expenditures to file campaign disclo
