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34     5.  "Qualifying nomination" means a nomination by a
35   political party as defined by section 43.2, or a
36   nomination under chapter 44 or 45.
37     6.  "Restricted campaign" means a campaign for an
38   eligible office in which there are two or more
39   candidates with qualifying nominations and all of
40   those candidates have registered with the board and
41   voluntarily agreed to limit campaign expenditures and
42   contributions pursuant to section 56.33.
43     Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  56.32  REGISTRATION FOR A
44   RESTRICTED CAMPAIGN.
45     Each candidate for an eligible office shall
46   register with the board and shall indicate whether the
47   candidate voluntarily agrees to limit campaign
48   expenditures and contributions in a restricted
49   campaign prior to or with the filing of nomination
50   papers pursuant to chapter 43, 44, or 45.

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 1     Notwithstanding section 43.20, the nomination
 2   petition of a candidate who does not agree to a
 3   restricted campaign must contain signatures of at
 4   least fifteen percent of the total number of votes
 5   cast in the last general election for that office.  A
 6   candidate nominated pursuant to section 43.66 who does
 7   not agree to a restricted campaign must file a
 8   nomination petition within fifteen days of nomination
 9   containing signatures of at least fifteen percent of
10   the total number of votes cast in the last general
11   election for that office in order to be placed on the
12   general election ballot.  A candidate who agrees to a
13   restricted campaign and whose opponent does not agree
14   to a restricted campaign is not required to obtain
15   signatures under this section, is not subject to the
16   limitations on campaign expenditures or contributions
17   imposed in this division, and shall be considered as a
18   candidate who agreed to a restricted campaign for
19   purposes of this section.
20     Notwithstanding the dates required for filing
21   disclosure reports pursuant to section 56.6, a
22   candidate who does not agree to a restricted campaign
23   pursuant to this section shall file a disclosure
24   report each month until June 30 of the year of the
25   election.  Beginning July 1 of the year of the
26   election, the candidate shall file a disclosure report
27   every fourteen days until the date of the general
28   election.  After the date of election, the candidate
29   shall file a disclosure report each month until the
30   candidate files nomination papers for the same or
31   another public office, or closes the candidate's
32   campaign account.
33     The commissioner required to publish notice of the

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