Iowa Code chapter 68A "Campaign Disclosure - Income Tax Checkoff Act". This chapter provides the legal requirements for state and local campaigns for public office and for ballot issues.

Table of Contents - Chapter 68A

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(Includes amendments effective July 1, 2009, and May 1, 2010)

		SUBCHAPTER I
		GENERAL PROVISIONS
68A.101		Citation and administration. 1
68A.102		Definitions.
68A.103		Applicability to federal candidates.
68A.104		Certain accounts by officeholders prohibited.
		SUBCHAPTER II
		COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
68A.201		Organization statement.
68A.202		Candidate's committee.
68A.203		Committee treasurer and chairperson - duties.
		SUBCHAPTER III
		CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND PROPERTY
68A.301		Campaign funds. 2
68A.302		Uses of campaign funds. 3
68A.303		Transfer of campaign funds. 4
68A.304		Campaign Property.
		SUBCHAPTER IV
		REPORTS - INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES - POLITICAL MATERIAL
68A.401		Reports filed with board. 5
68A.401A		Reporting of contributions and expenditures relating to issue advocacy.
68A.402		Disclosure reports. 6
68A.402A		Information disclosed on reports.
68A.402B		Committee dissolution or inactivity.
68A.403		Reports signed.
68A.404		Independent expenditures. 7
68A.405		Attribution statement on published material. 8
68A.406		Campaign Signs.
68A.407		Use of false caller identification for campaign purposes prohibited. 9
		SUBCHAPTER V
		PROHIBITED CONTRIBUTIONS - PUBLIC MONEYS
68A.501		Funds from unknown source - escheat.
68A.502		Contribution in name of another - prohibited.
68A.503		Financial institution, insurance company, and corporation restrictions. 10, 11
68A.504		Prohibiting contributions during the legislative session.
68A.505		Use of public moneys for political purposes.
		SUBCHAPTER VI
		INCOME TAX CHECKOFF
68A.601		Checkoff - income tax.
68A.602		Fund created.
68A.603		Rules promulgated.
68A.604		Funds.
68A.605		Distribution of campaign fund - restrictions on use.
68A.606		Funds - campaign expenses only.
68A.607		Reversion of funds.
68A.608		Income tax form - checkoff space.
68A.609		Appropriation.
		SUBCHAPTER VII
		PENALTY
68A.701		Penalty.

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¹ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 1.
² As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 2
³ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 50.
⁴ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 3.
⁵ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 51.
⁶ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 4.
⁷ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 5.
⁸ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 446, section 27 .
⁹ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, HF 776.
¹⁰ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 446, section 28.
¹¹ As amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, SF 49, section 6.

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