House
File
2075
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2075
BY
ISENHART
and
BAETH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
express
advocacy
with
respect
to
the
filing
1
of
certain
election
reports.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
68A.401,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
Political
committees
expressly
advocating
the
3
nomination,
election,
or
defeat
of
candidates
for
both
4
federal
office
and
any
elected
office
created
by
law
or
the
5
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
shall
file
statements
and
6
reports
with
the
board
in
addition
to
any
federal
reports
7
required
to
be
filed
with
the
board.
However,
a
political
8
committee
that
is
registered
and
filing
full
disclosure
9
reports
of
all
financial
activities
with
the
federal
election
10
commission
may
file
verified
statements
as
provided
in
section
11
68A.201A
.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“express
12
advocacy”
includes
a
communication
with
the
name,
image,
or
13
likeness
of
a
candidate
if
the
communication
occurs
within
14
ninety
days
of
an
election
at
which
the
candidate
will
appear
15
on
the
ballot.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
definition
of
“express
advocacy”
20
for
the
purposes
of
statements
filed
with
the
Iowa
ethics
and
21
campaign
disclosure
board.
The
bill
requires
a
political
22
committee
that
publishes
a
communication
with
the
name,
image,
23
or
likeness
of
a
candidate
within
90
days
of
an
election
24
at
which
the
candidate
will
appear
on
the
ballot
to
file
25
statements
and
reports
with
the
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
26
disclosure
board.
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