What government ethics issues does the Board have jurisdiction over?The Board has jurisdiction to enforce the government ethics laws in Iowa Code chapter 68B for the executive branch of state government. The same laws are enforced on the legislative branch by the House and Senate Ethicsd Committees, respectively. At the county and local level, the laws are enforced by county attorneys. , Under what circumstances may a campaign use public resources for a political purpose?Pursuant to Advisory Opinion 2002-13, the government body must have written policy that allows any member of the public to use a public resource for the same purpose. For example, a campaign may reserve and use a public library's meeting room if the room is available to be reserved by any person or organization. , Can government officials and employees wear campaign buttons or clothing at work?Yes. In Advisory Opinion 2000-06, the Board concluded that wearing buttons and other miscellaneous political items during work hours is not a violation of Iowa Code chapter 68B if the items are worn “on person”.NOTE: there is nothing to prevent an administrative head of a political subdivision to enact an internal policy that would prohibit wearing campaign materials. Consult your supervisor for your specific workplace's policy.

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What government ethics issues does the Board have jurisdiction over?The Board has jurisdiction to enforce the government ethics laws in Iowa Code chapter 68B for the executive branch of state government. The same laws are enforced on the legislative branch by the House and Senate Ethicsd Committees, respectively. At the county and local level, the laws are enforced by county attorneys. ,  Under what circumstances may a campaign use public resources for a political purpose?Pursuant to Advisory Opinion 2002-13, the government body must have written policy that allows any member of the public to use a public resource for the same purpose. For example, a campaign may reserve and use a public library's meeting room if the room is available to be reserved by any person or organization. ,  Can government officials and employees wear campaign buttons or clothing at work?Yes. In Advisory Opinion 2000-06, the Board concluded that wearing buttons and other miscellaneous political items during work hours is not a violation of Iowa Code chapter 68B if the items are worn “on person”.NOTE: there is nothing to prevent an administrative head of a political subdivision to enact an internal policy that would prohibit wearing campaign materials. Consult your supervisor for your specific workplace's policy.

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What government ethics issues does the Board have jurisdiction over?The Board has jurisdiction to enforce the government ethics laws in Iowa Code chapter 68B for the executive branch of state government. The same laws are enforced on the legislative branch by the House and Senate Ethicsd Committees, respectively. At the county and local level, the laws are enforced by county attorneys. ,  Under what circumstances may a campaign use public resources for a political purpose?Pursuant to Advisory Opinion 2002-13, the government body must have written policy that allows any member of the public to use a public resource for the same purpose. For example, a campaign may reserve and use a public library's meeting room if the room is available to be reserved by any person or organization. ,  Can government officials and employees wear campaign buttons or clothing at work?Yes. In Advisory Opinion 2000-06, the Board concluded that wearing buttons and other miscellaneous political items during work hours is not a violation of Iowa Code chapter 68B if the items are worn “on person”.NOTE: there is nothing to prevent an administrative head of a political subdivision to enact an internal policy that would prohibit wearing campaign materials. Consult your supervisor for your specific workplace's policy.

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