House
File
165
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
165
BY
McKEAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
limiting
campaign
contributions
to
certain
candidates
1
and
making
civil
and
criminal
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
68A.507
Contribution
limits
for
1
candidates.
2
1.
The
term
“election
campaign
cycle”
means
the
time
period
3
between
elections
for
a
particular
office.
For
purposes
of
4
this
section,
each
primary,
general,
and
special
election
is
a
5
separate
election
campaign
cycle.
Separate
contribution
limits
6
for
each
type
of
election
for
a
particular
office,
including
7
primary,
general,
and
special
elections,
apply
in
an
election
8
campaign
cycle.
However,
if
a
candidate
for
office
does
not
9
run
in
a
contested
primary
election,
the
contribution
limit
for
10
the
general
election
shall
apply
for
the
time
period
covering
11
both
the
primary
and
general
elections.
12
2.
Except
for
a
political
party
as
defined
in
section
13
43.2,
a
person
shall
not
make,
and
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
14
committee
or
anyone
acting
on
behalf
of
a
candidate
or
15
candidate’s
committee
shall
not
accept,
any
contribution
which
16
will
cause
the
total
amount
of
such
person’s
contributions
17
to
such
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
for
one
of
18
the
following
offices
to
exceed
the
following
amounts
in
an
19
election
campaign
cycle:
20
a.
For
a
statewide
elected
official
as
defined
in
section
21
68B.2,
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
22
b.
For
a
state
senator
or
state
representative,
one
thousand
23
dollars.
24
3.
A
political
party
as
defined
in
section
43.2
shall
25
not
make,
and
a
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
or
anyone
26
acting
on
behalf
of
any
candidate
or
candidate’s
committee
27
shall
not
accept,
any
contribution
which
will
cause
the
total
28
amount
of
contributions
from
a
political
party
to
a
candidate
29
or
candidate’s
committee
for
one
of
the
following
offices
to
30
exceed
the
following
amounts
in
an
election
campaign
cycle:
31
a.
For
governor,
seventy-five
thousand
dollars.
32
b.
For
a
statewide
elected
official
as
defined
in
section
33
68B.2
other
than
the
governor,
twenty-five
thousand
dollars.
34
c.
For
state
senator,
ten
thousand
dollars.
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d.
For
state
representative,
five
thousand
dollars.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
establishes
limits
for
contributions
to
candidates
5
for
certain
political
offices
in
Iowa
by
persons,
defined
6
by
the
Code
to
include
both
natural
and
legal
persons,
and
7
political
parties.
The
specified
limitations
are
for
each
8
election
cycle,
with
each
primary,
general,
and
special
9
election
being
a
separate
cycle.
The
bill
limits
contributions
10
from
persons
other
than
political
parties
to
a
total
of
11
$1,500
for
candidates
for
statewide
elected
office
and
$1,000
12
for
state
senators
and
representatives.
The
bill
limits
13
contributions
from
political
parties
to
a
total
of
$75,000
14
for
gubernatorial
candidates,
$25,000
for
candidates
for
15
statewide
elected
offices
other
than
the
governor,
$10,000
for
16
candidates
for
state
senate,
and
$5,000
for
candidates
for
17
state
representative.
18
A
person
who
willfully
violates
a
provision
of
the
bill
19
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
pursuant
to
Code
section
20
68A.701.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
21
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$315
but
22
not
more
than
$1,875.
A
person
who
violates
a
provision
of
23
the
bill
is
also
subject
to
civil
penalties
pursuant
to
Code
24
section
68B.32D.
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