Senate File 47SENATE FILE BY BOLKCOM Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to reporting requirements for a candidate's 2 committee of a candidate for city office, school board, or any 3 other political subdivision office except for county office. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1558SS 82 6 jr/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68A.402, subsection 3, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. COLLECTIONS ABOVE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 1 4 If a candidate's committee of a candidate for city office has 1 5 collected more than one thousand dollars, the committee shall 1 6 file a report in an election year as follows: 1 7 Report due: Covering period: 1 8 Fourteen days Date of initial activity 1 9 before primary through nineteen days 1 10 election before primary election 1 11 Fourteen days Eighteen days before primary 1 12 before general election through nineteen 1 13 election days before general election 1 14 Fourteen days Eighteen days before the 1 15 before runoff general election through 1 16 election (if nineteen days before the 1 17 applicable) runoff election 1 18 January 19 (next Cutoff date from 1 19 calendar year) previously filed report 1 20 through December 31 1 21 Sec. 2. Section 68A.402, subsection 4, Code 2007, is 1 22 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 23 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. COLLECTIONS ABOVE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 1 24 A candidate's committee of a candidate for school board or any 1 25 other political subdivision office, except for county and city 1 26 office, that has collected more than one thousand dollars 1 27 shall file a report in an election year as follows: 1 28 Report due: Covering period: 1 29 Fourteen days Date of initial activity 1 30 before primary through nineteen days 1 31 election before primary election 1 32 Fourteen days Eighteen days before primary 1 33 before general election through nineteen 1 34 election days before general election 1 35 Fourteen days Eighteen days before the 2 1 before runoff general election through 2 2 election (if nineteen days before the 2 3 applicable) runoff election 2 4 January 19 (next Cutoff date from 2 5 calendar year) previously filed report 2 6 through December 31 2 7 EXPLANATION 2 8 This bill increases the time for reporting collections from 2 9 five to 14 days before a primary, general, or runoff election 2 10 for a candidate's committee of a candidate for city office, 2 11 school board or any other political subdivision office which 2 12 has raised more than $1,000. This new reporting requirement 2 13 does not apply to county offices. 2 14 LSB 1558SS 82 2 15 jr:rj/gg/14