Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 351 - Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Iowa › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure Procedures › Rule 351-4.3 - Information Required: Committee Purpose; Party Affiliation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Committee purpose.
An organized campaign committee shall
			 identify the purpose of the committee on the statement of organization. The
			 purpose shall be indicated in part by designating the committee as one of the
			 following types of committees:
Type 1 - A candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative
				candidate or a judge standing for retention. This type of committee is referred
				to as a state candidate's committee.
Type 2 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or
				against candidates at the state level. This type of committee is referred to as
				a statewide PAC.
Type 3 - A state statutory political committee. This type of
				committee is referred to as a state party.
Type 4 - A county statutory political committee. This type of
				committee is referred to as a county central committee.
Type 5 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking county
				office. This type of committee is referred to as a county candidate's
				committee.
Type 6 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking city
				office. This type of committee is referred to as a city candidate's
				committee.
Type 7 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking school
				board or other political subdivision office except for a county or city office.
				This type of committee is referred to as a school board or other political
				subdivision candidate's committee.
Type 8 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or
				against candidates for county office. This type of committee is referred to as
				a county PAC.
Type 9 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or
				against candidates for city office. This type of committee is referred to as a
				city PAC.
Type 10 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or
				against candidates for school board or other political subdivision except for
				county or city candidates. This type of committee is referred to as a school
				board or other political subdivision PAC.
Type 11 - A political committee that expressly advocates for
				the passage or defeat of a ballot issue, franchise election, or referendum
				conducted for a county, city, school, or other political subdivision ballot
				question. This type of committee is referred to as a ballot issue committee.
				This type of committee also includes a political committee that expressly
				advocates for or against a statewide ballot issue (constitutional amendment) or
				a political committee that expressly advocates for or against ballot issue
				questions in multiple cities or counties.
(2)
Party affiliation.
A
			 candidate's committee is deemed to be established to expressly advocate the
			 election of a candidate for public office. Each candidate's committee shall
			 designate the political affiliation of the candidate. Any other committee shall
			 designate that it is either established to expressly advocate the election or
			 defeat of candidates or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				68A.201.